tero vine, liana / rope, string; esp. modern sort of rope

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	tero
Tanema Equivalent	ara
Lovono Equivalent	lere

1. • vine, liana
   • • Bot

   Syntactic Restriction	natural
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	veve

   • • Example 2413:
       

       li-katei tero

       pull a vine (in the bush)

     • Example 2414:
       

       Li-la tero li-dai ñe uie luro.

       They take a liana and wrap it with coconut leaves.

2. • rope, string; esp. modern sort of rope
   • • Mod

   Syntactic Restriction	manmade
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	tenuro

   • • Example 1350:
       

       U-la lusa eo i-avo ne tero.

       Hang your shirt up on the string.

Related entries

• See also:
  • avutone piece of rope or liana, used to fasten together bulky burdens, e.g. food harvested from the garden, or firewood