Pako
| Pako | ||||||||||
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| Fakafaʻafaʻahinga fakasaienisi | ||||||||||
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| Hingoa kakato lōua | ||||||||||
| Juss. Hingoa lea fakapilitānia: Sedge |
Ko e pako ko e hingoa fakatonga ki he ngaahi fuʻu ʻakau mei he kāinga cyperaceae ʻi he lea fakasaienisi, pe sedge ʻi he lea fakapilitānia. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻe 4000 ʻi he kāingá ni. ʻOku nau kau ki he holongā poales, tatau mo e kāinga ʻo e mohuku.
Ko e konga lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi pako ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi pē mo e ngaahi kau (sino) ʻoku tapatolu.
Ko e ngaahi faʻahinga pako, naʻe ui ʻi Tongá ni:
- kuta
- kuta ngofe
- mahelehele
- hano
- pakopako
- pakopako fakamalu
- pako failolo
- ngaahi pakopako kehekehe
Tataku
fatuʻi vahe- Tongan dictionary; C.M. Churchward