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koroba

Bingham

kórob'a

va. partially stranded, as fish or canoe in shoal water.

kóroba

vi. to cut leaves.

korób'a

n. a crowbar (ENG).

Sabatier

koroba

from. koro (stranded) and ba (pell-mell).
a. stranded on beach in great number and disorder (fish, canoes, wreckage, etc.).

koroba1

n. crowbar (ENG).

koroba2

v. to cut leaves, coconut branches.
note. for cutting coconut leaves it is more usual to say koro banni.
vt. korobaea: idem.
vc. ka-korobaea.

Topics: Fish, Coconut, Sea, canoes and navigation