tongolukilo “custom leaves”: plants endowed with a special power, whether [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	toŋolukilo
Tanema Equivalent	tongeveila
Lovono Equivalent	venugule

1. • “custom leaves”: plants endowed with a special power, whether magic or medicinal
   • • Ethn

   • • Example 864:
       

       Tongolukilo ponu wako peini basa idi i-meli.

       This medicinal plant is useful against headaches.

       Example Comment

       possessor of inalienable noun

     • Example 1362:
       

       Mwaliko pon i-labu tongolukilo pe i-ejau ñe idi.

       That man knows how to perform magic for people. [lit. he holds medicinal leaves…]

     • Example 1737:
       

       Dapa noma, uro we tongolukilo peini ngaten’ motoro i-wen’ tev’ dapa.

       Our ancestors used magic soot and magic leaves for important matters.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S17

     • Example 2502:
       

       Jeboro ini tongolukilo iote.

       Wild basil is (used as) a medicinal plant.

2. • medicine
   • • Mod

   Sense Comment

   hence

   • • Example 1338:
       

       Taluaito i-la tongolukilo i-mini men' one.

       The doctor gave some medicine to my child.

Related entries

• See also:
  • uro charcoal, obtained from burnt wood or plants / charcoal reduced to powder, for various uses; black soot / inkpen, pen / black magic, sorcery
  • kunini quinine: a medicine against malaria / medical tablet
  • taluaito traditional healer – both a seer and a sorcerer / medical doctor
  • ~tavie be sick