tina
Bingham
tína
n. a mother.
Sabatier
tina
n. (1) mother, adopted mother.
te tina, tina: sister(s), nuns, religious.
te tina, tina: sister(s), nuns, religious.
fig. tinan ni: mother of, base, origin, source of.
ex.
- te tinau, te tamau (mother mine, father mine, archaic, poetical language).
- ai tinau, ai tinam: my, thy aunt distantly related.
n. (2) te tina ni kabakabaka: a stone used for beating leaves on.
n. (3) te tina: a species of pandanus.
Goo & Banner
tina
sn. Pandanus sp..
n. screwpine (sp,z) <pandanus>.
Topics: Pandanus, Family and people, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)