tebe
Bingham
tébe
vi. to spring, to snap.
tébe
n. a float for a seine.
Sabatier
tebe
v. (1) tetebe, tebetebe, teberake, teberio, tebenako: to dart, to pop, to jump by projection, to burst out, to pop up, to break away, to come out of place (mechanism), to jump up,... aside,... away.
ex. te tebena, ua tebe, ten tebe: one, two, three jumps.
n. (2) te tebe: floats on fishing net.
nv. (3) te tebe: end of germinating bud breaking through coating or shell of seed.
vc. katebea, katebetebea, katebenakoa: to make jump out, come out of place, shoot out, to fillip with finger, to let fly, to pick, to peck.
n. te katebe: catch of..., padlock, trap with catch, click, pawl.te kai ni katebe: a bow, sling, catapult.
nv. katebe man: to hunt with weapons.
ex. e katebetebe te moa: the fowl peck.
nv. wae tebetebe: to limp, to hop, to hobble, to limp slightly.
Topics: Fishing