tai
Bingham
tái
adv. surely, certainly, in due time.
tái
v. do not, used in the imperative.
tái
n. time, season, harvest.
taái
n. the sun.
Sabatier
tai
neg. imperative. don't!
ex. tai tang! don't cry!
tai1
n. time, times, period, season, time (music).
ex.
- te taina: once.
- uatai: twice.
- ten tai: three times.
- te tai are rimoa: long ago, formerly, in ancient times.
- e a tai roko, bon ana tai n roko: it is his time to come now.
note. see compound words following.
nv. orotai: to beat time.
adv. n te taina: one time, once, once upon a time.
ex.
- n te tai nako: each time that...
- n tai nako: every time that... n tabetai: sometimes, occasionally, now and then.
n. n tai ra: when? at what time?
tai2
n. (1) clock, watch.
ex. e a bo iraua n am tai?: what time is it by your watch?
n. (2) te tai: dial (of weighing machine).
tai3
n. harvest season, harvest.
v. to gather in harvest.
ex. tain te tou: pandanus fruit season.
vt. taia: to harvest.
ex. taia te wita: harvest the wheat.
tai4
n. Nei Tai (1) the sun.
ex.
- e oti tai (no article): sunrisee bung tai*: sunset..
- (2) te tai or te ai tai: magnifying glass (for lighting fire).
Topics: Weather and sky