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nea

Bingham

néa

va. ashamed, mortifyied.
vt. to put in its place.
spe. nnea.

néaa

n. a sound as of wind.
vi. to sound as the wind.

Sabatier

nea

vt. nea, neia: to put in place, to arrange, to place, to put in..., to put on...

nea1

n. shame, confusion.
a. shameful, confused, abashed, snubbed, humiliated.
red. neanea.

nea2

n. a gust of wind, coconut blown down by wind.
v. nea, nenea: to blow, to come like whirlwind, to jostle, to push.
vt. neakina: to push, to shove, to jostle, to knock over.
ex. e neakinai: he pushed me.

Topics: Coconut, Weather and sky, Feelings and character