buluko gum / candle or torch, traditionally made with kaori gum / lamp, light

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ᵐbuluko

1. • gum

   Typical Subject	tree
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	puluko

   • • Example 463:
       

       buluko peini vongoro

       gum of Canarium tree

     • Example 464:
       

       buluko peini dero

       gum of kaori tree

2. • candle or torch, traditionally made with kaori gum

   • • Example 465:
       

       Li-su buluko.

       They lit their torches.

     • Example 466:
       

       Li-ovei pe li-la tepulu li-lateli ne teipu me le-su nga buluko.

       Kauri resin can be stored in an empty coconut shell, and lit as a lamp.

3. • lamp, light

   Sense Comment

   gen

   • • Example 467:
       

       vangana buluko

       the glow of the lamp

     • Example 468:
       

       Buluko ie ngele ponu?

       Whose flashlight is that?

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • buluko ie tadoe volcano