kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no [...]

1. • canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger
   • • Naut

   • • Example 34:
       

       Kuo pine ponu i-atili i-abu i-le.

       The huge canoe was sliding down (on the rollers).

     • Example 85:
       

       I-bo kuo awoiu, i-ae lema.

       Once he had cut out the canoe, he began to hollow out its inner part.

     • Example 677:
       

       Li-elele kuo i-katau revo.

       They dragged the boat along the coast.

     • Example 1119:
       

       Ni-wowo revo i-ke mina lema kuo.

       I'm bailing out the (sea) water from inside the canoe.

     • Example 1304:
       

       nengele kuo

       the elements of a canoe

2. • boat, ship, from other cultures

   Sense Comment	gen
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	toñaki

   • • Example 528:
       

       kuo ie damala

       [canoe of Westerners] a modern ship

     • Example 1305:
       

       Tepuke ponu, kuo pine; moe aplaka pon, ne pongo kuo pon.

       The ‘tepuke’ ship is a large canoe; it has a small cabin, on top of the ship.

3. • “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name
   • • Bot

   • • Example 1306:
       

       Dapa noma vana li-bo kuo ne ngogoro, kape le-toe oie kuo. Li-bo oie kuo pe li-ko wako pe le-bo kiane, ka iote, mimione.

       When our ancestors went to cut a canoe in the bush, they would chop down a “canoe tree”. They chose that tree because it can be carved fast, and because its wood is light.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S2

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  • kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger / boat, ship, from other cultures / “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name
  • ~bo² carve ‹wood›, to give it a specific shape or sharpen it
  • ~toe² chop at s.th. (ñe); destroy
  • ~katei¹ pull, draw ‹s.th.› / hoist ‹sail› / draw on ‹a resource›; hence suck ‹milk› / apply ‹s.th.› (on s.th., ñe) through a drawing motion / grate ‹tuber› in a drawing motion
  • ~elele pull, drag ‹s.th. heavy›, typic. using a rope
  • ~to¹ pole a boat on shallow sea
  • ~wai¹ paddle, row, go on a canoe
  • ~vesu bavede sail, go sailing, travel on sailing boat
  • ~pwalau voyage by sea, esp. on long distances
  • ebele kuo canoe hull
  • noma¹ face / front part of ‹s.th.› / end of ‹s.th.›
  • basa¹ head / head, mind, as the seat of intelligence / height, vertical size / head, root / one of the two ends of ‹a ship›; esp. front part, prow / prominent part of ‹s.th.›
  • menuko¹ bird / animal / figurehead, typic. in the shape of a bird, at the prow of a canoe; hence prow
  • teviumu prow
  • teviri stern
  • wele paddle, carved in wood
  • tiaume “canoe notch”: notch carved on each side of a canoe hull, meant to attach a rope when dragging (~katei, ~iui) the canoe on land towards the sea
  • demene outrigger of a canoe
  • langasuo wooden rail tying the outrigger (demene) to the canoe hull (ebele kuo)
  • iuro pillar, main vertical post supporting the roof structure of a house / mast
  • vava boom: wooden element of a canoe, attached to the mast (iuro), holding the sail (bavede)
  • bavede¹ sail
  • tetaula anchor
  • tone¹ canoe pole: a long and solid rod used to pole (~to) a canoe / hook, esp. hook in the kitchen for hanging food
  • tepuke large sailing canoe used by the Polynesians for ocean travel, characterised by its decking and cabin
  • tepakare Polynesian catamaran: a double-hulled voyaging canoe / twins
  • toñaki large ship, esp. Western sailing ship
  • botu modern boat