maoto
Bingham
m'áoto
va. broken as a stick or bone, or as the heat of the sun after passing the meridian (metaphorical).
n. fracture in wood or stone.
Sabatier
maoto
n. rupture, break, crack, piece.
a. broken, cracked, broken off.
red. sup. mamaoto, maototo,.
ex.
- maotoua: broken in two.
- maoto-ten: broken in three.
- maotorikiriki: smashed in pieces (wood, bone, long pieces).
a. kai maoto: fragile, easily broken, brittle.
n. te kamaoto: a bend... curve.