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

Part of Speech n2/n3
    • 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

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  • 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