taboa
Bingham
táboa
vt. to call, to mention.
táboaa
n. a coconut-leaf fiber used in tying on fish bait.
Sabatier
taboa
n. te taboa: (S.), te ani (N.).
fibre, bark stripped off stem of palm leaf.
fibre, bark stripped off stem of palm leaf.
vt. taboaea abeam: tie your bait with a strip of fibre.
taboa1
vt. tataboa, tabotaboa: to call from his dwelling (tabo) by pronouncing his name.
v. (1) with respect, to invoke, having recourse to, call to witness.
ex. I taboa aran te Atua: I invoke the name of the Lord.
v. (2) in defiance, to defy, to challenge, to attack. so and so come out!
Topics: Fishing