huu nibusu pierce something (ears, noses)

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vt
Variant Form(s) huu nibusu
Morphology huu nibus
Gloss insert make.a.hole
    • pierce something (ears, noses)
      • body & health
      • unclassified
      • Example 2376:
        Beori huu nibus bona ihu na beiko, ore paa vaatei mana bari.
        When they pierce the nose of a child, they put it there. (i.e. the avuin shell)
        Source: Sii 51W 064-065
      • Example 2377:
        A buaku a tainaraara kahi huu nibusu vori.
        Into our two ears they would pierce holes.
        Source: Mah 02R 079
      • Example 2378:
        Meha maa taem ore paa paku bona buaku a tabusu. Na huu nibusu rori bona tope, a tope na bao.
        Sometimes they would make two holes. They pierce holes in the coconut shell, the coconut shell the spinning top is made out of (lit. the shell of the spinning top)
        Source: Vaa Mah 01R 296-297

Related entries

  • See also:
    • avuin2 do the nose-piercing
    • avuin1 shell used as nose jewelry
    • nibusu make an opening into something; make a hole into something