vaabeera2 quite big, of medium size

Part of Speech adj
Morphology vaa-beera
Gloss CAUS-big
    • quite big, of medium size
      • dimensional properties
      • Example 2508:
        A ipinoo na barii a vaabeera.
        The barii drummer is of a medium size. (lit. The measure of the barii drummer is quite big.)
        Source:
        Sii 46W 005
      • Example 7829:
        Teo peho vuri mea peha otei paa no tagava vahoara vahaa bono naono sinivi te roosuu o vaabeera komana.
        One day, someone went and cut down the giant's sinivi tree by mistake, quite a big one.
        Source:
        San 02E(Eno) 039
      • Example 7830:
        No tagava bono sinivi, o sinivi teve o vaabeera.
        He went and felled a sinivi tree, his sinivi tree, quite a big one.
        Source:
        San 02R 111

Related entries

  • See also:
    • beera1 big; large; strong; high (of tide) / important
    • vaamanae quite young; of a middle size