hoa vaakuu ni (of the hurricane) blow someone or something down

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - vt -appl
Morphology hoa vaa-kuu ni
Gloss blow CAUS-fall APPL
    • (of the hurricane) blow someone or something down
      • transfer
      • Example 2168:
        e Horivana he hoa vakikis, me hoa me hoa me hoa, mepaa hoa vaakuu ni bene Moogee, me Moogee paa kuu.
        (And while he was fast asleep) Hurricane strongly blew, and blew and blew and blew, and (he) blew Monkey down, and Monkey fell.
        Source: Gol 01E(Eno) 064
      • Example 2169:
        evehee saka antee haa tea hoa vaakuu ni bene Moogee,
        but he was not able to blow Monkey down, (i.e. Hurricane in a folktale about a fight between Hurrican and Monkey)
        Source: Gol 01E(Eno) 024-025

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  • See also:
    • hoa3 grow and come out; arise
    • kuu fall down / pass away
    • vaakuu drop something; make someone or something fall down