vaahuhu (of humans and animals) breastfeed; let a baby or animal suckle

Part of Speech vt/vd
Morphology vaa-huhu
Gloss CAUS-suckle
    • (of humans and animals) breastfeed; let a baby or animal suckle
      • body & health
      • animals, unclassified
      • Example 7928:
        Beo puisi bebeera, e sinariori repaa vihau tea vaahuhu.
        When the kittens are grown up, its mother stops breast feeding.
        Source:
        Sii 47W 039
      • Example 7929:
        Vaahuhu a beiko bona kookoo.
        Give the child the breast.
        Source:
        Jan 03W 011
      • Example 7930:
        Eove he vaahuhu vakavara ri bona sii taonim a sii beiko iana teve, mepaa voosu vahaa.
        After she had breastfed her five little fish children, she went back home.
        Source:
        Ata 01E(Eno) 035-036

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