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taima

Bingham

táima

vt. to sharpen, to grind, to whet.

táima

n. a kind of mollusk.

Sabatier

taima

vt. tataima, taitaima: to sharpen, to whet, to point.
ex.
  • taiman te ria: a chant to whet the appetite, incantation to inspire composers.
  • taiman te ao: idem.

taima1

n. species of mollusc.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures