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kou

Bingham

kóu

va. excited, stirred up, agitated, warped.
vi. to retch.
vi. to come out as the central germ of a coconut tree.

Sabatier

kou

root. of kouta and other compound words: to tear away, to extract.
v. to pull up, to take out, to bring up, to feel angry.
ex. e kou mumutana: he wants to vomit.
va. kakou: to give nausea, to cause to vomit.
ex. va. banga ni kou: to blab, to blab out.