menu child, baby / child ‹of s.o.›: son, daughter / son-in-law, [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	menu
Variant Form(s)	men’
Tanema Equivalent	weku
Lovono Equivalent	apali / nisili ; apali ; nisili
Paradigm Form	1s: menu one ; 2s: men’ iono ; 3s: men’ iape

1. • child, baby

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   apali

   • • Example 1608:
       

       Menu ka i-re tengiro.

       The baby was shedding tears.

     • Example 1609:
       

       Ne metele tilu-tae kape i-ve menu.

       She will give birth in August.

2. • child ‹of s.o.›: son, daughter
   • • Kin

   Syntactic Restriction

   relational

   • • Example 890:
       

       Ini i-lebie men’ iape.

       She's bathing her child.

     • Example 1610:
       

       Ni-p' ene tamwase ñe men' iamela.

       Congratulations on your baby!

     • Example 1611:
       

       menu emele ie teliki

       [child female of chief] the chief's daughter

3. • son-in-law, daughter-in-law
   • • Kin

   Syntactic Restriction	classificatory child
   Sense Comment	somet
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	uku

4. • small ‹of animal›

   Sense Comment	rare
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	neido

   • • Example 1612:
       

       men’ ie anuele

       baby turtle (name of a bird)

Related entries

• See also:
  • apali child, young person
  • dameliko children: irregular plural of menu or apali