vaanoto suraa ni use something for lighting the fire

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - n - appl
Morphology vaanoto suraa ni
Gloss light fire APPL
    • use something for lighting the fire
      • fire
      • Example 3221:
        O tope na vaanoto suraa ni riori tea vaamahaka kavuraa.
        The hard coconut shells are used for lighting the fire to dry the copra.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 089
      • Example 4828:
        O pagara no overe, ae o nanisi na vaanoto suraa pete ni riori.
        The footstalk of the coconut frond and the panicle are also used for lighting the fire.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 117
      • Example 8077:
        O pesupaava mee na vaanoto suraa ni riori.
        The coconut husk is also used for lighting fires.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 119
      • Example 8078:
        E sine Tonee na vaanoto suraa ni nana bona kapa kaoto vai a kapa mahaka.
        Tonee's mother lights the fire with the dry shells of the kaoto nuts.
        Source:
        Ond 01W 045

Related entries

  • See also:
    • nanisi panicle, part of the coconut palm that bears the nuts
    • pagara thick stalk of the palm frond; petiole; footstalk
    • pesupaava fibrous coconut husk; fibres of the coconut husk
    • suraa1 fire
    • akoita (of wood) turn black with age
    • vaanoto suraa light the fire