n. a torch made by tying together two or three dry, brown coconut fronds

Used as a torch for night fishing, particularly for catching flying fish. It is also used to singe the hair from a pig after it has been slaughtered for food. In the cultivation of pulaka, 'lama are arranged in a circle around the plant once it has grown to a certain size and secured in place with four to six stakes, with compost placed inside the enclosure. As the plant grows, additional lama may be stacked on top to form a cylindrical enclosure. See also: 'lama.