guvi² container made from a coconut shell

Part of Speech

n2

• • container made from a coconut shell
  • • containers

  • • Example 1513:
      

      O paka garatana na pakupaku riori bona vaipipi na guvi.

      The garatana leaves are used for making the cork of the coconut shell container.

      Source: Joy 12W 077

    • Example 1772:
      

      A guvi gaagaga te bubuu moon a tara vaneenesi kurusu.

      Grandmother's drinking container looks very beautiful.

      Source: Jub 01W 006

    • Example 1773:
      

      Vaipipi a guvi.

      Close the water container with a cork.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 131

    • Example 1774:
      

      Nuke maa ta maa paka osiko are vaipipi amaa guvi.

      Pick some osiko leaves, let us cork the containers.

      Source: Eno 19W 020

Related entries

• See also:
  • garatana kind of ginger plant
  • vaipipi¹ cork (thing for closing a bottle or similar container)
  • vaipipi² cork (close a bottle or similar container)
  • konoboo² oil container
  • osiko ginger-type plant, but bigger and with longer leaves than the ordinary ginger; grows in clusters; the leaves are used to make corks for coconut water containers, or as material for wrapping small things; another species of the same family is 'garatana'