tepuke large sailing canoe used by the Polynesians for ocean travel, [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	tepuke
Proto-Form	Vaeakau-Taumako: te puke 'big traditional canoe for long sea voyages' ; PPn: *puke 'bow and stern decking of a canoe'

• • large sailing canoe used by the Polynesians for ocean travel, characterised by its decking and cabin

  • • 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.

    • Example 2410:
      

      Li-ovei pe li-pwalau li-le Iura ne tepuke.

      They used to travel to (north) Vanuatu on their large canoes.

    • Example 2411:
      

      Ei! Dapa! Na toñaki ae na? Na toñaki we tepuke?

      Hey, people! What sort of ship is that? Is it a European ship, or a Polynesian sailing canoe?

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• See also:
  • 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