All lexicons

worm, insect

wilt, droop, as flowers

dark, dim

rind, peeling of fruits or tubers

skin disease

fire saw; tie a tool around the hand or some other fixture

round about, around, in one’s surroundings; go around

to ring, of a small bell

a percussive musical instrument or ensemble: the gamelan

screech, as a hawk

skin

skin

skin; hide; rind; bark

skin, bark, peel, shell

to be skinned, have the skin removed

to skin, remove the skin

bend the limbs, curl up the body

a tree: Artocarpus sp.

coconut growth stage 9: ripe, flesh hardened

ridge

to slow cook in a tightly covered vessel

(gloss uncertain)

head covering for women

curl, curve

breadfruit

curly-

to curl, make curly

to bring, to carry along

to eat

(gloss uncertain)

scoop up

to dig up, excavate, as tubers

fifth in order

to join, unite with in taking sides

tiny parasite on the body, itch mite, chicken louse

hermit crab

to bite

to bite

to scratch an itch

(gloss uncertain)

dry sago branch

to pinch

to hold tightly in the arms

cut something slender

pubic hair

chop up, as firewood

moustache

(gloss uncertain)

to lighten, to flash, of lightning

to wind, turn

to seek, search, look for

pubic hair

moustache, beard

to see

kind of grass

bunch or cluster of things; to gather

maimed, amputated, of a limb

maimed, amputated, of a limb

to surround, hedge in, be siege

to de louse

(gloss uncertain)

to take care of, protect

gargle, rinse the mouth

to rake

to scrape

to wrap in a blanket to keep warm

to de louse

tough, rubbery, elastic

the wax gourd: Benincasa hispida

dull, blunt

the wax gourd: Benincasa hispida

cloud

bark of cooing or barking

deep resonant sound; name of a bird with deep resonant cry

deep resounding sound; slit-gong, hollowed tree trunk used to send messages

curve, curved; hollow

shrink

surrround in order to confine or protect

small bird and its call

turmeric: Curcuma longa

Formosan hill partridge

shrink

follow, come after (in sequence)

break under tension

jealous

it is said, people say.....

it is said, people say.....

pinch

busy, diligent

a tall tree: Parkia spp.

to fade

sticking out or turned forward, of ears

press together, close tightly

pilfering, filching, stealing small amounts

cover with a thin layer

to wrap, encircle, as with the arms or wings

to clutch, hold tightly

close-cropped, of hair; bald

emit smoke or steam

pigeon or dove sp.