kara root

Part of Speech noun, relational
Phonetic Form kara
Proto-Form POc: *wakaR
Tanema Equivalent ke
    • root
      • Bot
    • Typical Subject tree
      (Part of) Antonym (for)
      • Example 1056:
        kara kava
        kava root
      • Example 1057:
        kara boke
        banyan root
      • Example 1058:
        Kava li-totoe, kara i-koie samame.
        You chop kava to small pieces, including the roots.
      • Example 1059:
        Tepapa, li-toe kara nebe.
        To make a stomping board, you cut a root of rosewood tree.

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  • See also:
    • vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified / tree / wood / piece of wood, stick