reke
Bingham
réke
vi. to be obtained, caught, secured, gotten.
réke
n. a chum, a close friend.
reeke
n. a lake (ENG).
Sabatier
reke
n. black triggerfishh.
reke1
n. catch, gain, discovery, result, attainment.
a. reke, rereke, rekereke: caught, seized, acquired, found, obtained, hooked, kept.
v. to emanate, arise, to be found, obtained, etc.
ex.
- e aki rereke: almost unobtainable, difficult to catch, hard to be found, etc.
- e aki kona n reke: cannot be caught,... found.
- e reke mai ia? how does that come about? where was it found?
- reke-maki: found, obtained with difficulty.
- rekeu, rekem, rekena: act or state of being taken, found, etc.
- au reke, am reke, ana reke: what was found, obtained, etc., by me, by you, by him.
vc. karerekea: to get, to look for, to procure, to supply, to seek, to acquire, to obtain, to gain, to realize.
see compound words.
na. kareke-bai: hold hands, shake hands.
ex.
- kareke b'ai: seek for things, goods.
- kareke aro: seek one's welfare, advantage, interest, fortune, act in self-interest.
reke2
n. friend, comrade, acquaintance, attachment.
ex. te i-karekereke: friendship, mutual affection.
va. i-rekereke: to be bound by ties of friendship.
Goo & Banner
reke
sn. Melichthys buniva (ll).
n. black triggerfish (sm).
Topics: Fish, The body, Colours, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)