take
Bingham
táke
n. a duck (ENG).
táke
va. sprouting, starting as a tooth.
taáke
n. a grasshopper.
Sabatier
take
n. duck (ENG).
take1
n. grasshopper.
take2
a. taketake: sticking out, exceeding..., dominating <dominate> in height, length.
ex. e taketake banana: his voice stands out, dominates.
vc. kataketakea.
take3
n. a bird (Phaeton) with two red feathers in tail (Phaeton rubriacuda mela norhynchos), rarely seen in Gilbert Islands, sign, omen of death for person of clan of which it is totem.
take4
n. corner of canoe sail where yard arms meet. te wi n take.
take5
from. ke:
n. a slight backward movement of surprise.
a. abashed, surprised, dumbfounded, sheepish, crestfallen.
ex. ti a take naba: we were left...
vc. katakea: to make..., to surprise, to abash..., to remove pawn or piece at game of draughts, chess, to take someone down a peg.
take6
n. te take ni bai: native boxing glove made of cord.
n. te take ni wae: leggings of warrior, gaiters.
Goo & Banner
taake
sn. Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos.
n. red tailed tropic bird (aa).
Topics: Birds, Sea, canoes and navigation, Colours, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)