peana1 branch

Part of Speech n3
Morphology pea-na
Gloss branch-DEREL
    • branch
      • plants
      • Comment Similar to <pea1>, which heads nominal compounds, <peana1> belongs to the 3rd noun class.
      • Example 1877:
        Bean rake ta mosi hape to peho peana, ean repaa mosi e.
        If you want to cut off a branch, you cut it. (i.e. a branch of the pandanus called taovu)
        Source: Sii 41W 037
      • Example 3567:
        O vehu roge vai o kobus na tahihi vakahu nana. O peana vai o pea manoto ahiki.
        A fresh hibiscus branch can quickly be peeled. But a mature branch cannot.
        Source: Joy 18W 004-005
      • Example 5481:
        A peha aba na antee nana tea kosi bono dorana o peana.
        A single person can cut the leaves off from four branches.
        Source: Eno 02W 014
      • Example 5482:
        O peana no kosi to neba ni riori.
        It is the branch of the hibiscus that they plant.
        Source: Joy 12W 095

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  • See also:
    • pea1 branch; palm frond
    • taovu3 kind of pandanus which grows very tall and has thorns on the side and in the middle
    • vapepeana1 grow many branches or tubers
    • vehu1 branch that sprouts from another branch
    • marasinivi a big forest tree, cylindrical bole, (trunk) with a small leaf crown, and can reach a height of 70 m
    • peana3 branch