rua
Bingham
rúa
vt. to change, to alter, to succeed, to take the place of.
ex. e rua mwina he took his place.
rúa
n. a babai patch, a pit, a grave.
rua
a. nine.
ex.
- always followed by a suffix numeral, ai,ua,ung,man,nga,kai,kora,.
- or by a certain noun, as bong, ririki,ritoro,inaki,atao,ba,.
- or by certain adjectives, as bwi, bubua.
rúa
a. altered, changed as in ther expression of the eyes by sickness.
Sabatier
rua
suf. showing error, confusion, disorder.
ex.
- maurua, rekerua, rinerua, etc. (for things), false appearance, appearing different, being transformed into..., confused, taken for something else.
- e rua te bai: taking one thing instead of another (for persons), confusion, illusion, error, to make mistake, to mistake for, to be lost, to stray, to be lured, bushed, bewildered.
- e rua matana: his eyes wander (dying person).
- e rua baiu: my hand made a mistake.
- a rua matau: I am bewildered.
vc. karua, karuarua: to mislead, to bewilder, to lead astray, to delude, to deceive, to mistake one thing for another, to confuse, to make an error about...
a. ae karua: misleading, bewildering.
rua1
n. a pit, ditch, trench.
ex.
- te ruarua: idem.
- te rua ni mate: grave, cemetery.
- te rua ni babai: taro-pit.
a. ruarua: full of...
rua2
num. adj. nine;.
ex.
- ruaman, ruaiua, ruakai, etc.
- rua-bubua: 900.
- rua-nga: 9,000.
- te karuaiua, te karuaman: the ninth.
- rua: nine (special counting).
Topics: Babai and food crops