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kume

Bingham

kúme

vi. to be engaged in.

kuúme

va. shriveled up as the shoulders in a wasting sickness.

Sabatier

kume

v. kukume, kumebume: to disturb, to upset.
a. meddlesome.
vt. kumea, kukumea, kumekumea: to disturb, to worry, to upset, to bother.
ex. tai kumeai!: don't worry me!
n. te kume: meddling.
te kakume: act of causing...
a. banga ni kume, ni kakume: always meddling, upsetting.

kume1

na. concave or convex, hollow or rounded. for ex. hollow or barrel-chested (T.B.).