nuduko glasses, spectacles / spyglass / mirror

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	nuⁿduko
Variant Form(s)	duduko

1. • glasses, spectacles
   • • Artf

   • • Example 1887:
       

       nuduko 'naka

       my glasses

     • Example 1888:
       

       nuduko peini mata idi tamwaleko

       [glasses for bad eyes] prescription glasses

2. • spyglass

   • • Example 1889:
       

       Li-romo ñe duduko we damala pe Franis.

       They were watching using the spyglass of the foreigners from France.

       Example Comment

       in times of Lapérouse

3. • mirror

   • • Example 1675:
       

       Noma, nuduko, ero pe i-wene ne moboe voko ne noma.

       In the past, our mirrors were just water puddles in a stone hole on the reef.

Related entries

• See also:
  • enaka ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and Customary practices / classifier for items eaten, or meant to be eaten, by the possessor; incl. items to be chewed / classifier for items drunk, or meant to be drunk, by the possessor / classifier for objects related to food acquisition and preparation / general classifier for containers, instruments and tools / classifier for certain customary practices / classifier for language (piene) / classifier for some modern items / erotic delicacy; beloved, darling
• Subentry:
  • duduko glass