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)	rua

  • • 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.

Related entries

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