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Bingham
úto
n. sprouted coconut very recently planted, a very young coconut tree.
va. charged with, accused.
Sabatier
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n. te uto: a young coconut plant, having no trunk.
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n. marrow or soft content of trunks, stems of certain plants.
fig. centre, origin, original cause, foundation, root, source, marrow, substance.
a. uton te... uton te taeka: at the origin, source.
ex. e uto iai: to be the author, to be at the root of..., the principal defaulter, the person really responsible.
vc. ka utoa: to make responsible..., principal defaulter of..., the origin of a misdeed, to accuse of being..., to inculpate, to incriminate.
kautona: to strengthen the principal part.
kautona: to strengthen the principal part.
Topics: Plants and trees, Coconut