ota
Bingham
oóta
n. light (opp of darkness).
n. coconut leaf tied around a tree whose fruit has been tabooed.
a. not dark, light.
óta
n. scraped coconut after the oil has been extracted.
vt. bind a torch for fishing.
vt. bind a coconut tree with a coconut frond to prevent the stealing of coconuts.
Sabatier
ota
from. o.
vt. to tie or bind around with string.
ex. ota rin: to make torches of palm leaves (tie the rin), to truss, to bind leaves.
ota1
n. light, brightness, daylight.
ex. otan tai: sunlight.
v. ota: to give light, to shine.
a. e ota: there is light, it is clear.
fig. to see clear, to understand, to perceive.
ex. ti ota iai: we understand.
a. bright, brilliant, clear, comprehensible.
vc. ka-ora: to give light to, to light up, to wait till there is light.
fig. enlighten, instruct, make understand.
ex. kaotaba: to enlighten the people.
ota2
n. a mark on a reserved tree (not much used).
ex. more used: te rabu or te rabu or te kamainaina.
ota3
n. coconut after oil has been extracted, residue.
Topics: Plants and trees, Coconut, Fishing