Tongan → English: L

sail; canvas

flat

flat-bottomed boat; barge, punt

to throw (a rope, fishing-line, net, etc.)

(adj/v) big, large, great, or big enough; old, older, oldest; head, senior; plenty, much, many, numerous

(adj/v) biggest, etc.

lion

library

rice

licence

to go or walk; to step, to march; to move on or forward, to proceed, progress, develop or advance; to go or come past

ballet or action song performed while standing

office, function, position, occupation

to throw or toss; to dump; to bestow (gifts) freely, lavishly or indiscriminately

(adj/v) dual and plural of lahi when it means big and sometimes when it means older

to weave, to knit, crochet or darn

weaving or knitting

(adj/v) tame, domesticated

to bind round and round

to cause discomfort or irritation

to pinch hard or roughly

wooden drum

lower

on foot

place or space below or lower down

Rarotonga

lamb

to chew, masticate

colour

to have color, to be coloured

(adj/v) beautifully coloured

(adj/n) white

(adj/n) red

(adj/n) green

(adj/n) brown, tan

(adj/n) pink

(adj/n) blue

(adj/n) violet, purple

(adj/n) black

to build (houses); to build up, assist in the progress of

to raise, raise up; to transplant (or lift from the soil preparatory to transplanting); to excite, stir up, arouse; to revive, get going again; to arrange, organize

(soil, land, place) to make into a garden, to plant up or replant

to ache, to be physically painful

to be in travail, to have the pains of childbirth

rheumatism or arthritis (lit. bone-ache)

to be painful from time to time, or to be somewhat painful

tooth-ache

to raise, to mention or bring up as a subject for discussion, to raise the question of

sky; heaven

splendour, glory, honour, magnificence

(adj/v) resplendent, glorious, magnificent

fly

(adj/v) to be swarming or infested with flies; or to be fly-blown

law

rabbit

raspberry

to feel at home or at ease, to be comfortable or happy and contented; to be friendly or at ease with

place where persons or animals like to be, place where they feel at home or happy and contented

latitude

leaf; sheet of paper

reading (esp. a school lesson)

to read passages, to read

(adj/v) broad, wide

breadth, width

(adj/v) bass (voice)

tray

to all speak or talk about, or to all express an opinion about

to say by heart, repeat from memory

soul, spirit

eyelid

nonsense

(to indulge in) silly, worthless, idle or empty talk

complaint

to complain, to lodge a complaint

nonsense, silly talk

(adj/v) narrow

Government primary school

to read, to read books or letters

eyelashes

hand (as distinct from the arm)

outer ear

foot (as distinct from the leg)

to arrive, to succed in arriving at a place or time; to be possible; to be able; to achieve, attain, accomplish; to get it done, carry it through to completion, to get over it

easily able, easily possible

to touch, to extend as far as, to be in contact with, or to make contact with; to touch on, refer to, or deal with; to concern; to be related to or connected with; to affect or have an effect on

to be wounded, injured, or damaged

to know

(adj/v) to be sunny

sun

to be exposed to, or adversely affected by the sun

forehead, brow

(adj/v) bald in front

leaf of, sheet of

to pinch; to pull up (small weeds)

eloquent

word; statement; speech; language

to speak; to utter or make or produce a sound

to speak roughly, sharply or violently

parting word, farewell address

to say a parting word, to deliver a farewell address

to speak of, speak about; to utter, to express in words; to speak with or through

lace

(adj/v) undersized, dwarfed, abnormally short

undersized person or tree

small room or curtained-off recess

to grow short or low, or to be very slow in growing up

to run; to run, sail or travel along (boats, vehicles, etc.); (of fish) to swim or move through the water

to take and run with; to run off with, to run or ride away with; (of a horse) to bolt with

flag race, or relay race

best

railway; train; railway truck or carriage

lemon; lemonade; lemon squash

papaya, pawpaw

registered

register

to register

lesson, school subject; lesson portion of scripture

(adj/n) leather; tire (of bicycle, etc.)

radio, wireless receiving set

radish

lettuce

then or now (not later), at once, immediately; then, so, therefore; for good, altogether

voice; sound

guard, sentry; sergeant-at-arms

to keep watch (over), to be on guard, to guard

to guard, keep watch over

(adj/v) having a loud voice; loud

loudly

(adj/v) having a soft voice; soft

softly

to throw or toss; to post (letters); to drop (the anchor); to toss or put money into the collection plate, to contribute, donate

cliff-bound coast or large rocks on or just off the coast, at the back of an island

lily

to boil; (of the sea) to be turbulent, violently rough

(adj/v) to be very steep, almost perpendicular

very steep place, precipice

to simmer; (of the sea) to ripple

to pour or pour out

turning around, change alteration, adjustment; translation

1. to turn round; to turn or change into something else; to translate; to alter, modify, adjust
2. to change, become different; to be converted or to turn away from it

(adj/v) hidden, unseen

seaweed; moss or lichen

to pour or pour out; to shed (blood)

offertory, collection money

ribbon

lipstick

list (of names, etc.)

lease

to lease

receipt

to drop anchor, to anchor

bilge; bilge-water

to return, go back, come back

multiplied by, times (before a numeral)

to throw away; to cast aside, reject, discard; to leave, abandon, forsake, desert; to neglect; to give up, to sacrifice

to abandon, desert, leave alone

ant

kite (toy)

to lie to, to deceive

untruthful, false, untrue; fictitious, spurious; counterfeit, artificial, imitation

untruthfully, falsely

to lie, tell an untruth, be untruthful or false

lock; padlock

to be rough (harbour, passage, lagoon or sea where it meets land); (home or the land) to be astir

to lock; to lock up

room; apartment

operating theatre, operating room

roller

(adj/v) consisting of many layers, manifold

lolly, sweets, candy

lorry (or van), truck

oil

(adj/v) long; (of persons) tall and thin, lanky

place under-ground

(adj/v) oily

hair oil

(adj/v) deep

deeply

deep place, deep spot

present, existing or functioning at the time indicated by the context

to be going on, or functioning, or in progress

to cook in coconut cream

flood, deluge; flooding

to press, press down, or press in; to repress or suppress

to be silent, not to speak, or to stop speaking, hold one's peace

noisy

noise

to make a loud or disturbing noise, to be noisy

(adj/v) having ants in it or on it

rose

interior, inner

by heart, mentally, in imagination, inwardly

inside, interior; mind, heart; desire, will, purpose; anger, ire, temper

to desire, to be minded, to consent or assent

(adj/v) hard-hearted, callous, unloving; obstinate, stubborn, obdurate, or uncompromising

(adj/v) glad, inwardly happy, in a happy frame of mind, or habitually happy

gladly, happily, readily, willingly

(adj/v) proud, haughty

(adj/v) lacking in courage, cowardly, timid, or inclined to give in or accept defeat

(adj/v) worried, anxious, troubled

(adj/v) disposed to cheat or deceive, crafty, deceitful

(adj/v) habitually forbearing or patient or longsuffering

to be of different minds, to disagree

(adj/v) ill-disposed, disagreeable, or malicious

(adj/v) brave, bold, or determined

(adj/v) agreeable, willing, favourably disposed

agreeably, willingly, favourably

(adj/v) sad, sorrowful, sorry, grieved; inwardly angry, offended, resentful, annoyed, upset, sullen, or morose

(adj/v) clean or pure in heart and mind

(adj/v) sincere, genuine

to be worried, anxious, troubled, concerned (in mind)

(adj/v) calm, tranquil, peaceful (in mind)

(adj/v) forgetful

(adj/v) nervous, timid, or lacking in determination

to be unanimous, (of one mind)

to be like-minded

to have qualms or prickings of conscience, to be conscience-stricken

(adj/v) lacking in love or sympathy or kindness, unsympathetic, pitiless

(adj/v) willing, ready (in mind), eager

willingness, readiness (of mind)

(adj/v) courageous

(adj/v) lacking in fortitude, easily overcome by pain or sorrow

(adj/v) irritable, grumpy, craby, disgruntled, surly

(adj/v) kind-hearted, of a kind or loving disposition

worship; prayer; religion

to worship; to pray

to be a church member

prayer; prayer meeting

to pray, or to hold a prayer meeting

Rotuma

concluding prayer

to pray for

finger; or toe

lips

leaf, leaves

hair of the head

to race, have a race

racing, race

heavy continuous rain

to rain heavily for a long time

tears

to choke

taro leaves used as food (meat wrapped in taro leaves and baked)

to vomit

ruler

owl

to shake, to urge or stir to action

to shake; to shake hands

hole in the ground, pit, trench, rut

wild pigeon

Russia