The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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(of a boat) to run aground, or to rest on the bottom; (of running water, of particles in suspension, or of people, etc.) to come to rest, to settle down, to reach a calm or settled state
in
Tongan
toka
*tekas
come to rest in a definite place, settle down, as birds on a tree
[Etymon]
toka₃
sit, squat; come to rest; stay in a place; settle down, as birds on a tree
Contribution:
CLDF dataset derived from Blust's "Austronesian Comparative Dictionary"
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Language:
Tongan
Parameter:
(of a boat) to run aground, or to rest on the bottom; (of running water, of particles in suspension, or of people, etc.) to come to rest, to settle down, to reach a calm or settled state [9266030452652afd15474d56e989fb7d]
Source:
Churchward 1959
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