mengela top ‹of tree, vilo› / end ‹of s.th., esp. wooden› / [...]

1. • top ‹of tree, vilo›

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   wowo

   • • Example 1619:
       

       I-le i-toe kuo iape ne ngogoro: kape i-toe i-abu i-wene, i-toe mengela mina awoiu, ka li-la longe mina.

       He went to cut a canoe in the forest: first he chopped it down; then he cut off the top; then he cut out the wood.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S5

2. • end ‹of s.th., esp. wooden›

   • • Example 1620:
       

       mengela blateno

       the top end of the ritual pole

     • Example 1621:
       

       Ni-toe mengela kuo.

       I've carved the end of the canoe.

3. • piece ‹of wood, vilo›, stick

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   vilo

   • • Example 1622:
       

       Viko pe Niteni li-ejau ñe viavia menuko, li-la abwa bale li-lateli ne mengela vilo.

       When Santa Cruz people make their money with bird feathers, they use glue to stick them to a piece of wood.

Related entries

• See also:
  • pongo upper part of ‹s.th.›: top, tip
  • vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified / tree / wood / piece of wood, stick