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mawa

Bingham

mæ/wa

a. out of breath through wearyiness.
n. fish.

m'aáwa

vi. step aside, make room, get out of the way.

Sabatier

mawa

n. a fish. goat fish.

mawa1

na. out of breath, breathlessness.
ex. kakai mawa: quickly out of breath.
vc. kamawa: to put out of breath.

mawa2

a. (1) ma'wa, green or blue (confused).
and mawawa:
vc. ka-mawawa: to paint or colour with green or blue.
n. (2) te ika mawa, te mawawa: a green fish.
sn. Multidaen.

mawa3

n. ma'wa, ma'wawa: a large empty space.
a. spacious, vast.
va. mawa to have enough room, to be at ease, not crowded.
and mawawa.
vc. kamawa: to make room, to make place.
kamawa, kamawawa, idem.
ex. kamawako!: move away and make room.

Goo & Banner

mæ/wa

sn. Parupeneus barberinus (ll).
n. goatfish (sm).

mawa1

sn. Parupeneus trifasciatus (ll).
n. goatfish (sm).

Topics: Fish, Colours, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)