tetawene peini nuduro² k.o. customary pattern with lines and triangles, reminiscent of [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Proto-Form	Polynesian: *tatau 'design, tatoo'
Morphology	tetawene + nuduro

• • k.o. customary pattern with lines and triangles, reminiscent of the shape of a centipede

  Literally

  pattern of the centipede

Related entries

• Contains:
  • tetawene tattoo, on o.'s body / customary pattern, drawn or painted upon a surface; e.g. frieze-like decorations on the walls of a sacred house (toplau)