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marewe

Bingham

mæ/rewe

n. young coconut leaf partly opened, fresh growth of leaves.

Sabatier

marewe

n. end of point, stem, summit, shoot of plants, palms and certain trees.
fig. germ, shoot, flower, head, crown, crowning, first born, fine flower of.
ex.
  • marewen te iango: a fine thought.
  • marewen te aomata: a man's wife and children.
  • e bo marawena: he has lost his family.
na. marewerewe, kimarewerewe: full of shoots, buds.
bumarewerewe: perfume of a tree in flower, smell of...
idiom. riria marewen te ang: to beat one's adversary in canoe race.

Topics: Plants and trees, Coconut, The body