pakapaka wing (of a bird or insect); leg (of a turtle); wing-like fins of [...]

Part of Speech n3
    • wing (of a bird or insect); leg (of a turtle); wing-like fins of the pohamana flying fish and the lionfish
      • body & health
      • Example 1106:
        A goroto na tei me nana bono kahoo, o dorana o pakapaka, ... Teo dorana o pakapaka, o buaku vaa kahoo nae vo, na dao raara bono huahua.
        The turtle has a head, four legs, ... As for the four legs, the two front legs (lit. the two at its head) are called the paddles.
        Source:
        Naph 01W 004-006
      • Example 2269:
        O buo pakapaka vaa murinae to vakarovo bata ni nae bara na hua ni nae mee.
        Its two hind legs it uses for steering and also for paddling. (lit. (It is) its two hindlegs that it steers with and that it paddles with.
        Source:
        Naph 01W 008
      • Example 2291:
        A goroto na huahua vakikis ni nana bono buo pakapaka bona.
        The turtle strongly paddles with these two legs. (i.e. the front legs)
        Source:
        Naph 01W 007
      • Example 5274:
        Be tau naovo, eve repaa parata bono buo pakapaka bona.
        When (the beetle) is about to fly, it opens these two wings.
        Source:
        Joy 26W 062
      • Example 5275:
        evehee na tei me nana bono buo pakapaka.
        (The flying fish is a little fish in the deep ocean. This fish is grey,) and it has two wings.
        Source:
        Eno 20W 049
      • Example 5276:
        A bubukevara na tei me nana bono peho saavun pakapaka.
        The Lionfish has ten wing-like fins.
        Source:
        Sii 11W 077

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