putaka soft (because of rotting)

Part of Speech vi
    • soft (because of rotting)
      • physical properties
      • Example 4732:
        Beve putaka vakavara, ore paa varokii, to kao vo naen o kapa vaa gina paa koava vakavarau,
        When it is soft all over, it dries up, because its upper skin has completely rotten. (lit. it dries up, which goes like this: its upper skin ...)
        Source: Sii Joy 02W 020-021
      • Example 5951:
        Bea vua ohita kuu, ore paa obete teo kasuana bono kukan o bon, ore paa taneo tea putaka, to kao vo naen a kapa nae paa taneou tea koava.
        When the nut has fallen down and lies on the ground for three days, it starts getting soft, because its skin has started rotting.
        Source: Sii Joy 02W 017-019