uhu kopaa horizontal colouring of the hair

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure n - vt
Morphology uhu kopaa
Gloss dye lengthwise ; colour
    • horizontal colouring of the hair
      • clothing & grooming
      • Example 7715:
        Kaporoe, eara paa uhu vahae, uhu vaha raara bona taba a gogooravi. O one! Meha maa vuri na vaatii vaha rori bono sii meho pete. O uhu kopaa to daodao riori bari.
        Cut it, (the boys´ hair at the forehead), and we would decorate it with something that is red. Clay! Other times, they put something else on. Uhu kopaa they call it.
        Source: Mah 02R 070

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  • See also:
    • kopaa cut something lengthwise; cut something open; cut something in half; cut something from top to bottom; cut open from head to tail
    • uhu2 dye (substance); pattern of colouring
    • ta barabarana charcoal piece of barana wood