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tebona

Bingham

tebóna

vt. to dive after, to use force, to compel.

Sabatier

tebona

from. tebo:
vt. (1) to dive down towards to bring to surface (shell), etc.
fig. tebona am makuri: work furiously, intently, with determination.
v. (2) tebona, tetebona: to insist strongly with..., to incite, to press, to push, to force, to compel..., to...