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paa₁ n. 1light. abia pawa roa paa pea now the power is on and the lights are too 2daytime.
paa₂ to shout. v.
paado tree variety. [Moraceae, Ficus variety]. n.
paage n. 1milk. mena gawa adu paage rede waru pea cow's milk is really sweet 2sap.
paaka₁ the generic term for any kind of snake. n. pt: maa rapuni aalu ; spec: aina₂, awina, ayana-gae, ero₂, keto₂, lege-lege, para-para-ro₂, paki-pakipu, aako-keto₂, aya-onagae, mena-iti₄, mena-iti-paka, mena-iti₁, mugunu 1, mugunu-aina 1, mugunu-aina 2, pairiali, para-para-ro₁, repena-raberabe₂, rodo-ya, rodo-yoa₂, subuaina, paka-rodoya, yalipu-naaki₂, waiba, adai-keto, adaai-keto, yagipara piri paaka, yalipu₂, yalipu-midi, yalipu-naaki₁, yole=ali, ainaa ; gen: kadu-supa .
paaka₂ edible fruit of wild sugarcane. n. gen: aalamu .
paaka-wata a large lizard snake. NounC.
paake steal. v.
paake lamua to commit adultery. v.
paake na to steal. vp. mena paake kobena aa a pig thief paake nameawa pama meawa I didn't steal it, I just took it for no reason (to keep, etc.)
paake ne aa a thief. ajp.
paake rene ona a harlot. ajp. syn: pamoko ona ; syn: aa paake rume ona .
paake rene pua madini naaki paake rene wae pitua madini naaki
paake rene wae pitua madini naaki (paake rene pua madini naaki) illegitimate. ajp.
paake ta to be striped, as the body of a lizard. ajp. topara pakea kane aaya It's body is red and striped syn: rapula poala .
paakea (wadiaa) v. 1to dodge. aa medame etaane piyade pare paakeawade a man shot his arrow at me but I dodged it syn: wadiaa . 2to miss.
paakena a type of marsupial. n. gen: yapa₂ .
paakenade ropaa decoration woven from cane. [used as a binding on bark belts]. n.
paaki₁ part of ; half of. n. aai paaki suaya half of the banana is there syn: apone .
paaki₂ E n. 1corner of eye. 2twenty-three in the body tally system.
paaki pa (paakipea; apone pa₁) to tie around, tie a knot, or secure with vines. v.
paaki pi crooked. ajp. ora luabu paaki pea everything is crooked syn: waagasu pi .
paaki-nagaa a variety of sugarcane. n. gen: waa₁ .
paakinane ends of an object. adj.
paakipea paaki pa