takapa peel off by itself; be uncovered; be removed (of a cover); be [...]

Part of Speech vi
Morphology ta-kapa
Gloss ACAUS-remove.cover
    • peel off by itself; be uncovered; be removed (of a cover); be lifted (of a cover)
      • plants
      • Example 2413:
        Bea kukus overe beera bata, o rakopo repaa takapa kahi bata bono ibu overe.
        When the very young coconut becomes bigger, the flower sheath peels off the cluster of coconuts.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 034
      • Example 4784:
        A kosi na nahu tenaa na takapa mepaa tabus.
        The bottom of my pot peeled off and got a hole.
        Source:
        Jan 01W 104
      • Example 6953:
        O vua nae beve takapa, ore paa takapa kahi bono vua to aniani riori.
        When its fruit opens, then another edible fruit - the seed - can be seen inside. (lit. When its fruit is uncovered, then it is uncovered away from the fruit (inside) that is eaten by them.)
        Source:
        Aro Sha Joy 01W 026
      • Example 6954:
        O kapa naono na takapa batana.
        The bark of the tree is peeling off.
        Source:
        NaphSen 01W 101

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  • See also:
    • kapa2 lift and remove something (for example a stone from the ground, the shell from a turtle when butchering it, or the lid of a pot); skin (a manioc); the sheath of the wild banana
    • takatakapa peel off by itself
    • vatakapa lift a cover