Tongan → English: H

(art) a, an, some, any (sometimes untranslatable)

(interrog) what

to be in sight, or come into sight; to appear, to be evident or apparent or visible; to crop up, as in conversation

to tear, rend; to tear apart, pull apart; to tear off, strip off; to open by tearing or forcibly; to break into (a house)

clothes-iron

small waterfall

to trickle down, rundown; to dribble

to hit, beat, thrash, or thresh; to knock down fruit with a stick

to appear or come into view slightly or gadually or continually

east, eastern

east, direction in which the sun rises

(adj/v) scarce or rare, seen or met with only occasionally

dew, night moisture

hyphen

hygiene

food put on to boil or stew; boiled or stewed food

to stew or boil (food); to boil (clothes); to smelt (iron); to melt, render (fat); to brew (beer)

to move the hands rhythmically while singing

coconut- scraper

to stir, or to scrape the inside of

to steam (cook in steam)

coral reef or rock which appears above the surface at low tide

up, upwards, along, past

to go up from the sea to the land; to go or come ashore

belching

to belch

(n/v) (to have) heart-burn

hacksaw

to grow long, to lengthen out in growing

(adj/v) (of the wind) moderately strong

to make a noise like that of something boiling

young sword-fish

sword-fish

to rummage about, to ransack; to examine carefully

path, road; stairway

to err, to be wrong or erroneous, to make an error, go wrong, be at fault; to fail or be unsuccessful; to be without, to have none, to lack or be lacking in; to miss out, not get any of; to be missing, not there, or not in existence

bridge

to be guilty

to walk through, or trespass on somebody's property

(of the sun or moon) to give light above the horizon shortly before it rises

track, trail

not to have any at all

hallelujah

to slit, to shred, to cut or tear into fine strips; tear up, scarify (the soil)

hammer

ham

to give a sudden sharp pain

twitching, spasm, convulsions, or tetanus

to twitch, to move suddenly and involuntarily; to have convulsions; to have tetanus

to consist of vegetables only; to eat vegetables only, without meat

their (dual)

their (plural)

his, her, its

to complain, to express dissatisfaction

to turn (so as to face in a specified direction); to look or see; (of a word) to refer

to attend to by way of distraction, to divert one's mind (from worry, sorrow)

((adj/adv/v) straight, straight along, directly; in a straight line; level, on a level; to go straight, to face directly, or concern directly

to be like, to resemble, or to be according to or in conformity with; to be as if, to seem that

your (singular)

to escape; to get off, be acquitted, go free; to succeed in getting out or in or through, or to have room or space enough

(adj/v) perfect, faultless, irreproachable, exactly as it ought to be; thorough

perfectly; absolutely good; thoroughly

to support or carry on the palms of the hands

(of the foot) to be turned on its side (through malformation)

to catch

to strike or hit

to keep on throwing something up and catching it, or to play at throwing and catching

our (dual)

our (plural)

one's, my

ear-ring, ear ornament; nose-ring, nose ornament

to wear an ear-ring; to have something behind the ear

champion, victor, or conqueror; sovereign, ruler, monarch

to be the sovereign, ruler, or monarch

(adj/v) continually wandering about as if more or less insane

(adj/v) damp, moist

to be soft, or mildewed, through exposure to damp air

to come to pieces, to be or become shattered, broken, smashed or crushed

to break in pieces, to smash; to crush, mangle, or squash

wind, strong breeze; draft

to be windy or very breezy; to be drafty

gentle wind, breeze

to be breezy

people, race, tribe; person having the rank or status of; descendants of (kings, nobles)

to throw down with violence; to put down with force, to plank down; to bang or slam (a door)

my

to make clean and smooth by scraping tutu (inner bark or mulberry tree, used in making tapa cloth)

our (dual)

our (plural)

your (dual)

to carry on a stick over the shoulder

Samoa

load or burden carried on a shoulder-stick

the famous prehistoric triathlon between Kolonga and Niutoua (on Tongatapu)

your (plural)

your, yours (dual)

your, yours (plural)

their (dual)

his, hers, its

their, theirs (dual)

theirs (plural)

his, her, its

the central group of the three main island groups of Tonga

harp

our (dual)

one's, my, mine

our, ours (dual)

ours (plural)

one's, my

your, yours (singular)

to go (regal for ʻalu); to come (regal for haʻu)

binding; bond, that which binds, or fetters; bracket or parenthesis

to bind; (of words) to bracket

bundle, bunch (of things tied together)

your (singular)

to surround (fish or animals) with a net or cordon; (in boxing) to strike with a swing (of the arm)

ring or circle of people

to come; begin to come, come away

(art) the; a, an

for, since, seeing that, because

sign of future tense sometimes replacing ʻe before ʻikai

(adv/pron) this, that, these, those; this place, that place; here, there

to stray, go astray; to err

(adj/v) very smooth and slippery

(of a vehicle) to slip or skid

(adj/v) wild, undomesticated

to talk in one's sleep

flowering tree

to sit on anything raised above the ground, to sit on a chair; to mount or go aboard, to ride in or on

to crush or damage (or run the risk of doing so) by sitting or riding on; to ride for the first time, break in

(adj/v) lame, crippled, not able to walk at all

to move or shuffle along on the posteriors; (of things in general) to slide, glide, or slip; (or a car) to slip, skid

to swing (as a child does on a swing)

to slip, slide (accidentally)

(adj/v) slippery

neck-tie

tiredness; asthma

tired; to be asthmatic, to have asthma

to be tired out, to feel exhausted

knife

to cut with a knife

sword

lantern pictures; moving pictures; magic lantern, projector

hell

helicopter

comb

to comb; (of a bird) to preen itself

(adj/v) left side; left-handed person

hem

to hem

(adv/pron) that, those; that place, or there, where you are or are looking

(adv/pron) this, these; this place, here

early morning

(adj/n) Hebrew

Hades

hurdle; hurdle race

to rake; to stir or poke; to stir or mix by stirring; to shuffle; to push out of the way, to shove away, or to ward off; to clean, clean out, remove dirt

heaven

here you are!

locust, grasshopper

my

our (dual)

our (plural)

their (dual)

their (plural)

his, her, its

our (dual)

our (plural)

one's, my

offence, crime, wrong-doing

to do wrong, to be guilty of an offence or crime

criminal

crime tried by jury

paper-mulberry, the bark of which is used for making tapa cloth

to cut, cut up, carve, pare, or slice; to cut up and string (beans); to trim the edges of (wood)

down, downwards

to go down, descend; to dismount, get down, get out (of a vehicle), alight; to get off, go ashore, disembark; to go down to the beach or into the water; to be deposed or dismissed from office

place for going down or descending; place where a road, etc., slopes down; or cause or reason for going down

to scoop out, gouge out; (of clams) to open with a knife and detach the flesh hihifo: (adj) west, western

west, direction in which the sun sets

to gouge out the flesh of a green coconut

(adj/v) (of the hair) straight

to lift, raise; to move from one place or position to another, to transfer; to copy; to quote; to translate

to lift up and throw down with violence

to raise one's hand in voting

to vote for, or vote on by raising the hand

(n/v) to juggle(or juggling)

to pick up, gather up; to clear up or clear of rubbish; to bring in (clothes from the line)

tail (of fish or reptile); end (of a rope or string); tip (of a leaf); lower end

outer corner of the eye

to glance, to turn the eyes

to put or lay or place on something

(of time) to pass, to go past, to be past

to put or lay on place on top of something

coronation

to crown

to confirm or ordain

place or thing on which things are laid, shelf

hymn

gourd, pumpkin, marrow, squash

bottle

spider

(adj/v) grey or white (of the hair)

(adj/v) white

name

to be slanting, crooked, out of line, out of alignment, or not parallel

history

nine (9)

singing; song; singer; choir

to sing

love song

to sing a love song

nine hundred (900)

ninety (90)

to hum

to sing or to proclaim in song

your (singular)

mate, partner, counterpart; spouse; pair

to be partners; to match, correspond, or be in accord with

in such a way as to worry, bother, irritate, annoy or grate on one's feelings, harshly

to worry, to be anxious or uneasy or troubled in mind; to make a fuss

to be worried

to breathe hard with the mouth open, to pant

successively, consecutively, in unbroken succession

unbroken succession

to be consecutive or successive, to be or occur or continue in unbroken succession

to feel fresh and comfortable

to regard with favour, be pleased with

(adj/v) beautiful and well-proportioned

to ram; jab, poke, or strike with the tip of a rod; to stab; to harpoon (whales); to husk (coconuts)

place where coconuts are husked

joint, junction; continuation

to join or unite (two things or one thing to another); to splice; to continue or prolong or carry on with; to succeed as heir or lawful successor; to be next to in time, place or size; to come to pass, be fulfilled

to be like, to resemble

my

fleeing; or a stowaway

to flee, to escape and run away; to shun, avoid; to elope

Holland

to wear or carry something thrown over the shoulder

to want, desire, crave, wish for, lust or long for

wall (of a building)

to wall, to make the wall of

hall, passage

towel, or piece of tapa cloth used as a towel

to wipe or rub, in order to clean or dry

to dust, to wipe dust off

handkerchief

to rub continuously, or to rub again and again; to swab

door mat, mat for wiping one's feet on

to pull down, demolish

to go backwards, to retrogress; (of an army) to fall back, retreat, retire, or withdraw

to wipe up or wipe off

ours (plural)

your (dual)

to slip off or out, to become disconnected; (of a joint) to be or become dislocated; (of a knot) to be or become undone

to be loose, inclined to slip out

your (more than two persons)

their (two persons)

their, theirs (more than two persons)

honey; bee

his, her, its

to have a famine, to suffer from a famine, to be famine-stricken; to be very short of, or to be in very short supply or very scarce

ten (10)

horse, mare

horsepower

plantain with firm yellow flesh, short, thick, blunt-ended

to project

to go to court, litigate

action at court, litigation, court case; trial, lawsuit

to jump, (of sun or moon) to rise,

slave; person captured in war and made into a slave

to keep on jumping or skipping

to go on board (a boat) as the first person to do so, and so to declare it ready for service

place where the sun rises, east

hosanna

our (dual)

our (plural)

one's, my

(of the sea) to be agitated, rough - referring to water and wind at the same time; (of one's mind) to be agitated, upset, troubled, in turmoil; of one's stomach, to be upset, qualmish, nauseated

hour

regal for angry

to be a cause of gratitude to, to be appreciated by

chiefs

noon, midday, middle of the day

your (singular)

my, mine

our, ours (dual)

our, ours (plural)

your (dual)

your (plural)

your, yours (dual)

his, her, its

their, theirs (dual)

their, theirs (plural)

one's, my, mine

our, ours (dual)

our, ours (plural)

your, yours (singular)

to enter, to go in; to pass through an entrance

(of pigs) to root in the earth, to turn over the earth with the snout

to root or rummage about in; to lift up or turn out or over, to search through, or turn over the pages of

to start up, to begin (a song)

(a boat) to change from one tack to another

name (of king or queen)

how much more

to pour out, empty out, throw out or away, spill

ray, beam or shaft (of light)

to intercede for (in prayer)

refuge

to take refuge, find shelter in

to enter surreptitiously: of a thief or a bird

to make intercession or supplication for, to pray for

breast; udder

to suck (as a baby does) from breast or botle

fork

to prick, pierce; (of a bee) to sting; to give an injection to

to pour out roughly or forcibly or without care

to be luminous, to shine or be radiant (of a lamp, the moon etc.)

(n/v) chicken pox

to give or receive blood transfusion

juice, or any juice-like liquid

to prick

(of a fish) bony

bone; needle; (of clock) hand

knitting needle, crochet needle; or darning needle

ribs

sewing needle

backbone

hook

to hook

to lift the edge of (a mat, sheet, etc.); to draw back, turn back, fold back (curtain or screen); to hold up, tuck up, turn up, or roll up (dress or sleeve); to open (a book), to turn to (a page); to rummage about in (a box or its contents)

dance, ball

to dance in European style (usually in couples)

to show a light, or to give light

to flash, to give light with, or to throw light on

to come in or out (this way)

to stumble and fall

stake, peg, in the ground

to insert, stick in; to peg out, mark out with stakes in the ground

to hoe, to clear of grass or weeds (with a spade or hoe)

sharpened stick used for husking coconuts or for digging

husband

to officially open (a building)

the incoming tide

(of the tide) to be in

cow's milk; milk

entrance, place of entry

to have one's head to or towards; or to head for (350)