apogāleveleve

apogāleveleve

Tokelauan

Te apogāleveleve (1).

Te apogāleveleve (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *puŋa-a-leveleve. Cognates include Tuvaluan pogāleveleve and Samoan ʻapogāleveleve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.po.ˈŋaː.ˈle.ve.ˈle.ve/
• Hyphenation: a‧po‧gā‧le‧ve‧le‧ve

Noun

apogāleveleve

1. spider
2. spiderweb

Synonyms

• kūmā

Derived terms

• apogālevelevea

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 17