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ngea

Bingham

ngéa

n. a tree, the.
a large fish hook made of ngea.
a. firm, stiff, hard as a wet rope.

Sabatier

ngea

n. (1) bush of very hard, gnarled wood.
sn. Pemphis scidula.
a. hard, strong like ngea.
ngea ngeangea: hard, strong like..., abounding in...
vc. ka-ngea, ka-ngeangea: make hard.
n. (2) large fish hook made formerly of ngea used to catch shark.
n. circular fish hook of iron for shark fishing with hook of ngea.
n. (3) te Ngea: constellation in form of fish hook (Austral Crown).
ex. ngea n arabo: a very old ngea such, the inside of which is beginning to rot.
n. essence got from this inside.

Goo & Banner

ngea

sn. Pemphis acidula Forst. (z).

Topics: Fish, Plants and trees, Fishing, Weather and sky, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)