tau
Bingham
táu
n. a fish, the.
táu
a. enough, sufficient.
Sabatier
tau
n. (1) a fish, garfish.
(2) partridge fish.
(2) partridge fish.
n. (3) a plant.
sn. Doloris regis.
tau1
n. (1) te tau: triton conch, trumpet shell.
n. (2) large sea slug with thin shell.
(3) ampullaceous conch (tau kirata).
(3) ampullaceous conch (tau kirata).
tau2
n. (1) ra-tau. fitness, sufficiency, suitability.
a. suitable, fit, proper, sufficient, congruous in quantity and quality.
ex.
- e a tau: all right, that's good, that's enough.
- e a tau te bong ma kanoana: sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
- e a toki tauna: serves you right! you got what you deserve.
v. katoka tauna: to give satisfaction to..., content...
vc. kataua, kakataua: to find good, to fit, to consent to..., to tolerate, to permit, to approve, to allow.
n. te katau, katauakin, katautau: permission, approbation, consent.
(2) disposition, preparation, preparatives.
(2) disposition, preparation, preparatives.
ex. ana katautau te Atua: pfovidence of God.
vc. kataua, kakataua, katautaua: to get ready, to prepare.
ex. katauko! get yourself ready!
n. katau, katautau (n nako): preparations for departure.
ex.
- katautaun te ika: preparations for passage of fish.
- I nako ni katau: I am going to prospect.
- a buro ni katau: looks as if they are a good match.
- ratau: nearly, almost, enough.
tau3
suf. of several compound words meaning enough, fit.
Goo & Banner
tau
sn. Strongylura incisa (ll).
n. garfish (sm).
tau1
sn. Tonna perdix (i).
n. <bird> partridge tun (ja).
tau
sn. Delonix regia (z).
tau
sn. Charonia tritonis (l).
n. trumpet shell (ja).
Luomala
tau
sn. Tonna perdix (gastropod).
n. snail.
Topics: Fish, Birds, Shells and sea creatures, Plants and trees, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)