kihi tear something apart (e.g. a piece of paper or cloth)

Part of Speech vt
    • tear something apart (e.g. a piece of paper or cloth)
      • unclassified
      • Example 1139:
        E teiee to kihi maa bono buku tenaa?
        Who tore my book?
        Source:
        Joy 15W 026
      • Example 3344:
        Kihi maa amaa paka pihae, are paku to veveo.
        Tear the coconut leaves, let's make a broom.
        Source:
        VaaSen 01W 057
      • Example 3345:
        O buku tenaa o takihi. Paa kihi mau a peha aba.
        My book is torn. Someone has torn it.
        Source:
        Joy 15W 027

Related entries

  • See also:
    • takihi be torn apart; split open (by itself)
    • tasu kihi angle with a hook stuck in a coconut leaf in which a little stone is wrapped
    • takitakihi torn to pieces
    • veveo1 broom