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rawata

Bingham

ráwata

n. a wounded one.
a. wounded.

Sabatier

rawata

. and rawawata.
n. heaviness, weight.
fig. physical or moral oppression, dangerous sickness, severe wound, gravity, moral seriousness, importance.
n. te rawata: a very sick or badly wonded person.
n. te rawawata: pound (lb.), weight.
a. rawata, rawawata: heavy, weighty, laborious, oppressing, grave, serious, important, considerable.
ex.
  • e bo rawata: it cost a lot, it is dear.
  • e rawawata ikoakina: he is badly wounded.
vc. karawawata, kakarawawata: to make heavy, to overcharge, to overburden, to aggravate, etc.

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