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tabea

Bingham

tábea

va. bewildered at sea.
n. bewilderment at sea, loss of reckoning.

Sabatier

tabea

from. taba.
v. tabea, tabea nako: to go astray, to get lost, to ge lost at sea.
fig. to get confused, to lose the thread of...
ex.
  • te tabea, te taba ni kawai: to get off right path.
  • te wa n tabea nako: a canoe in distress.
  • te tabea nako: to perish at sea.