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ukinana

Bingham

úkinæna

vi. eating out the kernel of a coconut with the teeth, gnaw.
n. eating out or gnawing the kernel from a coconut shell.
n. mode of fishing.

úkinæ/naa

vt. eat out the kernel from a coconut with the front teeth.

Sabatier

ukinana

nv. (1) to gnaw or nibble at coconut kernel in shell.
n. (2) a manner of fishing, by spreading chewed coconut on surface of water.
syn. ka-anoai in order to see clearly.

Topics: Coconut, Food and cooking, Fishing