Te Tikisionale o te Gana Tuvalu mo Faifaiga mo Iloga Fakatuvalu
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launiu
volume_up
n.
coconut frond
名
ココヤシの葉
複葉および小葉の総称
tuāniu
n.
midribs of the coconut leaf
名
ココヤシの葉の中脈
用途は屋根ふき材の留め具,ほうき,玩具の風車の柄,カニの神経抜き,爪楊枝など多岐にわたる.[cf.
kautuāniu
]
pokofa
volume_up
n.
base of coconut frond
名
ココヤシの茎の付け根の太くなった部分
ココヤシに登るときに足をかける部分で,薪としても使用する.
lōlō
volume_up
/ kaulōlō
volume_up
n.
stem on which coconuts are attached
名
ココナツの実がなっている茎
taume
volume_up
n.
spathe of the coconut tree. (cut and bound when making kaleve toddy)
名
ココヤシのつぼみを包む苞
ナイフで切って先端部分を紐でしばり,ヤシ汁を採取する.
kalava
volume_up
n.
the skin on the upper surface of the midrib of a coconut frond
名
ココヤシの葉枝の中脈の表側の皮
very strong and hardly broken but easy to split along the fibers and adjust the width; used for weaving basket or binding something
非常に丈夫で硬くちぎれにくいため,物を結んだり,籠を編んだりするのに用いる.ちぎれにくい反面縦に裂きやすいため,用途によって幅を調整できる.
kaka
volume_up
n.
coarse fibrous material found at the base of coconut fronds
名
ココヤシの葉柄の付け根にある粗い繊維状の部分
used as fuel or as a filter for filtering coconut milk or herbs
燃料として利用したり,ココナツミルクや薬草をろ過するためのフィルターなどに用いる.
sikusiku
volume_up
/ hikuhiku
volume_up
/ māikuiku
volume_up
n.
end of a coconut frond (especially the top tip)
名
ココヤシの葉状部の先端部分をちぎったもの
林や茂みに入った際に,先端の葉を結び,ハエや蚊を払うために用いる.乾燥したものは火がつきやすいため,着火剤として使用することもある.北部方言ではMāikuiku.
pālafa
volume_up
/ pōlafa
volume_up
n.
midrib of the brown coconut frond detached from the trunk and leaves taken off
名
茶色くなったココヤシの複葉の軸で幹から切り離して葉も取り除いたもの
物を運ぶ際のかつぎ棒,料理の際のかき混ぜ棒,屋根材,家の壁,部屋の間仕切り,井戸のふた,細く裂いて魚を運ぶためのベルト,燃料,薪,クリケットのバットなどさまざまに用いる.
fetaliga
volume_up
名
ココヤシの葉身と葉柄の境目あたりの部位
ナヌメア島のことば.ここに
kaka
がある木は美味しいヤシ汁が取れるといわれる.
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