nari
Bingham
næ/ri
n. smooth stone.
n. the fish.
Sabatier
nari
n. (1) a lagoon fish, scomber, mullet.
ex.
- te narinari: a small nari.
- te nari baba: a thin one.
- te nari takua: a nari from the ocean, very large.
- te nari kai: a long...
n. (2) te nari: a hard smooth stone resembling granite used as posts for maneaba.
red. a. narinari: abounding in these stones (nari).
Goo & Banner
nari
sn. Chorinemus sanctipetri (ll).
n. queen fish (sm).
Topics: Fish, Sea, canoes and navigation, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)