temounu bait

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form temounu
Proto-Form Vaeakau-Taumako: te mounu
    • bait
      • Example 1040:
        Namuko i-ka i-e temounu mina kangele teuko enaka!
        The fish came and ate away the bait from my fish hook!

Related entries

  • See also:
    • ~mede lead ‹s.o.›, whether in motion or in action / mislead, deceive, lie to ‹s.o.› / lure ‹fish+› with a bait, hence bait ‹fish›, angle for fish
    • ~oma fish or forage for seafood