Samoan Dictionary

Samoan Dictionary

Samoan Dictionary

U

U, n. a sting, a bite, an arrow. lana u.

U, v.t. to sting, to bite. see UOGO.

`UA, verb particle used to denote either the simple present or the present perfect tense. also `O

LOO UA.

`UA A or `UA, phrase. What about it? How is ...?

UA, n. 1. neck. 2. rain. lona ua. syn. TIMU.

UA, v.i. to rain. syn. TIMU.

UAEA, n. wire. lana uaea. Uaealesi - wireless.

UAI, v.t. to turn towards; figuratively, to turn one's attention toward, to listen to. `Ia uai mai ou taliga.

UAUA, n. 1. nerve, blood vessel, cord. 2. ukulele or guitar string. lona uaua.

`UA LAVA, expression. it is good, all right, okay. It is enough

U'AMEA, n. iron, metal, lana uamea.

UAMEA, adj. iron, metal.

UATI, n. a watch or clock. Uati taulima, wrist watch.

UI, v.i. to pass by or through.

UI'I, n. the youngest child of a family. see ULUMATUA, TEI.

UIGA, n. 1. meaning. 2. manner of acting, character, lona uiga. see AMIO.

UILA, n. 1. lightning. 2. a bicycle, lana uila. 3. electricity is dead. syn. PAOA. i.e. Ua pe le paoa

UILI, n. a wheel (steering wheel is foeuli) o le uili o le taavale.

UO, n. a dear or close friend. lana uo.

UOGO, v.i. to sting severely. E uogo le atualoa.

U, n. land snail when bigger

U'U, v.t. to oil, as to cover with oil. `Ia u'u le pepe i le suau'u. pass. u'uina. see FAASUAUU.

`U'U, v.i. to take hold of, to grasp, syn. TAGO. n. beetle wing used for weaving

`U'_, adj. to have an offensive smell

`U'UMAU, v.i. to hold firmly.

UNA'I, v.i. to urge, both physically and morally. pass uunaia. syn. FAAMALOSI.

UFI, n. 1. a yam. lana ufi. 2. a cover or lid that doesn't screw on. o le ufi o le ulo.

UFI, v.i. to cover, pass. ufitia. redup. ufiufi. n. cover. ufi o le ulo.

`ULA, n. a necklace of beads of flowers in red colour. adj. beautiful. O le asoa. O le ula.

ULA, n. a shrimp, a lobster - ulavai, lana ula. crayfish - ul_ tai.

ULA, v.i. to make fun of, to joke provokingly. pass. ulagia. see TAUFAALILI; TAUSUA. to ridicule.

ULA, v.t. to smoke tobacco. redup.ulaula.

ULAVALE, adj. mischievous, fond of fun, naughty

`ULI, n. dog

ULIA, n. black lizard

ULIULI, adj. black, pl uli.

ULO, n. pot, lana ulo,

ULU, v.i. to enter, to go into, Tatou te faamoemoe tatou te ulu i le mafutaga o le Atua. We hope to enter into the presence of God. see ULUFALE, ULUFAFO.

ULU, n. head.lona ulu. syn. `AO.

`ULU, n. 1. breadfruit. 2. the breadfruit tree. lana `ulu.

ULUA, n. a fish (malauli ua lapoa)

ULUAI, adj. first. syn. LUAI. MUAI; MUAMUA.

(this adjective is placed before the noun). `O le Uluai Fono. The First Conference.

ULUOLA, v.i. to flourish.

ULUFALE or ULU, v.i. to enter a building.

ULUFAFO, v.i. to go outside of a building.

ULUMATUA, n. the first-born child of a family. lana ulumatua. see UII.

ULUMATUA, adj. first-born.

ULUGALII, n. a married couple.

`UMA, adj. 1. finished, completed. 2. all; tagata uma, all people. see ATOA.

UME, n. a fish

UMI, adj. 1. long, as of space or time. 2. tall, o se tagata umi, tall person. pl. `u'umi.

see LEVA; TINO `ESE.

UMU, 1. a Samoan oven made of hot rocks. 2. cooked food. lana umu.

UMU KUKA, n. a cook house, a kitchen. lo matou umu kuka.

`UPEGA, n. a net. lana upega.

`UPU, n. a word. also used in a plural sense. O lana `upu mulimuli, ia tatou fealofani. His last words were to love one another. syn. SAUNOAGA, FIOGA, FETALAIGA.

UPU VALE - to say bad words.

`UPUTUU, n. tradition. a latou uputuu.

USI, adj. fine mat, not coarse. Ua usi le koko

USI, adj. overcooked. Ua usi le niu. The cream is overcooked.

USIUSITAI, v.i. to obey, to yield. also USITAI, see `ANA'ANA.

USO, n. 1. the brother of a boy. 2. the sister of a girl. 3. a general term for a member of the Church. lona uso. see TUAFAFINE; TUAGANE.

USO, centre part of a tree, plant

USU, v.t. 1. to start a journey, especially early in the morning. 2. to sing a song. pass. usuina.

USU, v.i. to hold a kava ceremony to welcome some guests. v. to marry.

USU, n. soprano.

USU-PO, v.i. to start a journey or doing something before the sun is up.

UTA, n. 1. cargo, load. lana uta, which he owns. O le uta o le vaa. 2. wisdom, or orators.

UTAGIA, v.t. to be taken note of, to be noticed, to be heeded. see FAAUTA; FAAUTAUTA.

UTU, v.t. to fill, as a pen, gas tank, bottle, or any other container whose opening is narrower than its inside. pass. utufia.

`UTU, n. a louse, a flea.

`UTU'UTU, n. reeds

UTUTAU, n. 1. a bullet, a shell. 2. a succession of wars. lana ututau syn. PULU

UTU SAU, to come repeatedly.

UTU ALU, to go repeatedly.

UTUVA, to continue without a pause.

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