kapa¹ cover (of something); skin (of animals, root crops, etc., but [...]

• • cover (of something); skin (of animals, root crops, etc., but not of humans); shell of turtles and shellfish; exoskeleton; bark of trees
  • • body & health

  • • Example 2865:
      

      A kioru saka toutou haana, a kapa nae na ranii koana.

      A pufferfish is not prickly, its skin is only rough.

      Source:

      Vaa 09W 183

    • Example 2866:
      

      Na tei me nana bona maa korokoroto ei teo kapa teve.

      It (the Threadfin Butterflyfish) has (colourful) patterns on its skin.

      Source:

      Sii 46W 114

    • Example 2867:
      

      O kapa vaa toonunae o kikis, o kapa vaa domonae saka kikis haana.

      The shell on its back is hard, the shell on its chest is not hard. (i.e. the shell of the turtle)

      Source:

      Naph 01W 005

    • Example 2868:
      

      A anoo na tei me nana bono buaku o kapa.

      The oyster has two covers.

      Source:

      Sii 45W(Joy) 002

Related entries

• See also:
  • anoo kind of large oyster
  • goroto turtle
  • kioru² greyish and whitish spotted puffer fish with rough skin like sandpaper
  • barii² Black-Tree, its leaves are used in covering catches of fish, its wood makes good fuel
  • kahu kahi scrape something off something
  • kapa² lift and remove something (for example a stone from the ground, the shell from a turtle when butchering it, or the lid of a pot); skin (a manioc); the sheath of the wild banana
  • kapa apaapa having a thin shell
  • mosi kapa cut off the bark of a tree
  • pesu² (of shellfish) shell; (of potatoes, mangoes etc.) skin; (of coconuts) husk
  • vaa gina upper; the one on top; high up
  • vatakapa lift a cover