tabakea
Bingham
táb'akea
n. shell turtle, the egg of a roach.
táb'akea
a. favored or fortunate because rich.
Sabatier
tabakea
n. name of myth. man-spirit.
v. to have for one's totem a species of turtle.
ex.
- te tabakea are i tari: turtle.
- te tabakea ae i eta: spirit.
tabakea1
n. (1) a species of turtle, having brilliant red shell (Banksbill turtle).
n. (2) ladybird.
tabakea2
v. tabakeakea (value meaning).
to enjoy one's lot of lord and master, superiority,... beauty (utopia), to be or pretend to be proud, beautiful.
to enjoy one's lot of lord and master, superiority,... beauty (utopia), to be or pretend to be proud, beautiful.
sup. tabakea-uea.
Goo & Banner
táb'akea
sn. Eretmochelys imbricata.
n. hawksbill turtle (hh).
Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Spirits, myth and belief, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)