‘erepani Pronunciation

Rarotonga(n)

1. Elephant. Tē ori ‘uā ra te ‘erepani i roto i te vao rākau The elephants are wandering in the jungle; ‘E ni‘o ‘erepani tei umuumu ma‘ata‘ia e rātou. They were determined to get elephant tusks. Tapuae ‘erepani, n., elephant’s-foot (a composite plant, Elephantopus). [Eng. Elephant.).

2. Elder (in the Mormon church). Nā taua ‘ereta ra i ‘apai mai i taua ‘ākono‘anga. That creed was brought here by that elder. [Eng. Elder.].

Arereo erepani Pronunciation

Mangaia(n)

1. (n.) Elephants tongue' - the clitoris .

Tapuvae‘erepani Pronunciation

Mangaia(n)

1. (n.) A variety of plant, the elephants foot .

ni‘o Pronunciation

Rarotonga(n)

1. (n.) (a) Tooth. Kua ‘uru ‘aia i tōna ni‘o ‘ē rua taime i te rā. She brushed her teeth twice a day; ‘E tamaiti ni‘o meitaki koe. You’ve got good teeth, son; ‘akatea i te ni‘o, to bare the teeth. Ni‘o kai ū, milk teeth. Ni‘o kakati, incisor. Ni‘o kapu, dentures. ‘Ē‘ia te moni i tō'ou ni‘o kapu? How much were your dentures? Ni‘o kiko, gumboil. Ni‘o ma‘ani ‘ua, artificial teeth, false teeth. Ni’o moni, gold tooth. Ni‘o pikika‘a, false teeth. Ni‘o ponga, molar. Ni‘o puta, decayed tooth. Vairakau ni‘o, toothpaste, teething powder; (b) Beak (of octopus). Te ni ‘o o te ‘eke, the beak of the octopus; (c) Sting (part of wasp, bee, etc.). E kiriti koe i te ni‘o o te rango i runga i taku mokotua. Take the wasp sting out of my back; (d) Tusk. Te ni‘o mingi o te ‘erepani, the curved tusk of the elephant; (e) (Bib.). Horn. Kua rave akera Zadoka taunga i tetai nio manongi nō roto i te Are, e kua akatainu atura ia Solomona. Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon (1 Kings 1.39); (f) Cog, cogwheel. Kua pou te ni‘o ō tōku pātikara. The cogwheel has gone on my bike.

2. (v.i.) Sprout (of seeds), put out a shoot. Kua ni‘o te ‘ua kāpati tāku i rūrū i te Mōnitē. The cabbage seeds I sowed on Monday have sprouted; Te ni‘o mai nei te ‘uri o tēia pū meika. This banana sucker is shooting. (See ni‘oni‘o, ‘akani‘o(ni‘o), kikoni‘o, puakani‘o.) [Pn. *nifo.] .

tapuae Pronunciation

Rarotonga(n)

1. Sole of the foot. Kua angiangi te pākiri i tōna tapuae nō te 'a'ao tāmaka putuputu. The skin on the soles of his feet was thin from wearing shoes so much; E vaira i te tapuae 'oro'enua kia punupunu meitaki ā mua. File the horse’s hooves down so that they are nicely rounded in front.

2. Footprint. 'E tapuae tāmaka mama'ata tēia, nōna pa'a. These prints were made by very big shoes, they may be his. Tapuae tāmaka, shoe print. Tapuae vaevae, footprint. Ara tapuae, spoor. Rua tapuae, footsteps (fig.). Kua āru ia i te rua tapuae o tōna pāpā. He followed in his father's footprints.

3. A step, pace. E taka'i 'ē rua tapuae ki muri. Take two paces back.

4. (n.) A foot (linear measure). ‘Ē ‘ia tapuae i te roa i tēnā rākau? How long (in feet) is that piece of timber?; ‘Ē ‘itu tapuae, seven feet. Tapuae ‘erepani, n. Elephant’s foot, a composite plant (Elephantopus)..