paee longitudinal beam (tie beam and main ridge pole)

Part of Speech n3
Variant Form(s) paaee
    • longitudinal beam (tie beam and main ridge pole)
      • house
      • Example 5235:
        Paee. O naono o bebeahu to vaobete riori toon na maa paos. Evehee toro naono vai haabana o kikis tabae eve to kahi dee nana bono paranda.
        Longitudinal beam (tie beam and main ridge pole). The long beam that is put on top of the posts. But this beam must again be strong because it will carry the floor.
        Source: Eno 05W 009-011
      • Example 5236:
        O paee vaa teo vaatobina ae o buo paee vaa teo buo vavaarihi, eara repaa pampam taono maa amaa paos bona kara obai ge a sareai ge o ariono.
        The longitudinal beam in the middle and the two longitudinal beams on the two sides, we tie them on top of the posts with obai or sareai vines and ariono vine.
        Source: Eno 06W 016-017
      • Example 5237:
        Momohu na vaataga riori bono buo naono to dao riori bono paee.
        First, they put up the two longitudinal beams that they call paee (tie beams).
        Source: SiiSen 2012W 029

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  • See also:
    • paaee longitudinal beam (tie beam and ridge pole)
    • paos post
    • vaataga put, place, or lay something (a log, piece of wood) somewhere
    • varuvaru1 rafter (of a house)
    • vatasu vatatana hit each other; touch each other