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makua

Bingham

maákua

vt. fear (only with the suffix pronoun).

mæ/kua

n. full springtide.
a. being full springtide.

Sabatier

makua

n. spring tide at its highest point.
va. makua, makuakua: to reach its highest point (tide), to flow in torrents (blood from a wound), full to overflowing (lagoon, river, pond, etc.).
ex. e bo te makua: it is high tide.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation, Feelings and character