maro piece of cloth that can be wrapped around the waist or be sewn [...]

Part of Speech

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1. • piece of cloth that can be wrapped around the waist or be sewn into a dress; sarong
   • • clothing & grooming

   • • Example 3053:
       

       A kapa no kareana na pakupaku maro ni rohori nabunuu.

       The kareana bark was used for making cloth in the olden days.

       Source:

       Sii 15W 031

     • Example 4223:
       

       Goe ta vaaparuparu amaa maro vaarau amaa tahavi.

       Don't dirty my clean pieces of cloth.

       Source:

       SiiSen 01W 953

2. • clothes; dress
   • • clothing & grooming

   • • Example 3227:
       

       O maro tenaa o keai.

       My dress is faded.

       Source:

       SiiSen 01W 205

     • Example 4224:
       

       Meori ma gono no bona maa vatapau maro teve enei.

       And they came and collected his change of clothes here.

       Source:

       Tav 01R 732

Related entries

• See also:
  • korosu dress
  • ravarava sarong; lavalava; clothes
  • kareana kind of ficus; softwood tree; its bark is processed, beaten, straightened out and used as cloth (tapa cloth)
  • koros dress