taninga
Bingham
tæ/ninga
n. the ear.
tæ/ninga
a. indisposed to respond favorably.
tæ/ningaa
vt. to wait for.
Sabatier
taninga
n. ear, ear ring, ear ornament.
n. taningau te ue: a flower for my ear.
ex.
- taninga ieie, a ieie taningana:
- large, flapping ears.
n. taninga te nouaia: idem.
taningan te manai: bent ears, like crab's claws.
taningan te manai: bent ears, like crab's claws.
ex.
- ibe-taninga: earbashing, deafening with words.
- e teke taningana: well-trained, well brought up.
- kakai-taninga: to plug, to stuff, to stave in ears.
- katekea taningana: to train him well.
see following compound words: aotaninga, autaninga, bono-taninga.
Topics: Plants and trees, The body