The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for (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