taera
Bingham
táera
vt. to scrape out the soft kernel of a coconut.
to tie slats or pickets in place.
to tie slats or pickets in place.
Sabatier
taera
vt. taeraea, tataeraea: to take off, to take off what is useless, bad, to cut off dead wood, to correct books, compositions, to lop, to prune, to trim, to peel.
ex. e tataeraeaki iroun te tia ototo: the author has corrected his work.
taera1
v. in compound words.
ex.
- taera-maiu, taera mate: to follow such a way, course, direction, appearance of..., same meaning as bura ni mata ni, tabe ni.
- e taera maiu: he looks as if he will live.
- e taera aoraki, taera ikoaki: looks sick, appears exposed to danger.