hovu kahi husk (coconuts) leaving (the coconut husks) behind

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - prep
Morphology hovu kahi
Gloss husk from
    • husk (coconuts) leaving (the coconut husks) behind
      • food & drink
      • Example 2250:
        Na popo rori tea maa pesupaava vai to hovu kahi roho ori tea kavuraa bara tea maa nou to unuunu riori, ore paa popo teebona.
        They (the black ants) live in the coconut husks that had fallen off when the coconuts were husked for making copra, and (they live) in the rubbish that they collect in order to live there.
        Source:
        Sii 33W 004-007
      • Example 2251:
        Na popo nana tea pesu overe to hovu kahi raara tea kavuraa.
        It (the black ant) lives in the coconut husk that falls off when we husk coconuts for copra.
        Source:
        Sir 01W 004

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kahi1 away from; from; leaving
    • pesu2 (of shellfish) shell; (of potatoes, mangoes etc.) skin; (of coconuts) husk
    • kavuraa3 make copra