tae² rear; back; bottom

• • rear; back; bottom
  • • spatial relations

  • • Example 1303:
      

      Mepaa dona bona me dona me pahin tabusu nao taena no kururu.

      And she pierced and pierced the knots and directly got through to the bottom of the bamboo. (lit. and (it) immediately got holes (down) to the bottom of the kururu bamboo)

      Source: Mat 01R 077

    • Example 6852:
      

      Vaahae nae sumeke. Eam vaahae kaakoo varaba mee tae no toro vo - tea tabae o toro - a abana na ena rori.

      You take the old man on board. You take him also to the back of the ship there - because the ship - the men are swimming (to the ship, but he cannot swim).

      Source: Pur 02R(Pur) 038

Related entries

• See also:
  • taena ruene mouth of the river
  • vaataena² have a bottom; make a bottom
  • pisi³ bottom; bum
  • vaataena¹ explain something; give the background of something
  • vaataena kave make the bottom of the net