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fai

verb

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Meaning
  1. to pound
  2. to crash into
  3. To strike or hit something repeatedly, often used for crushing ingredients like food.
Examples

Ita tenke fai modo neʼe atu hetan tempu diʼak.

You must pound these vegetables to get the best flavor.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteAlso used metaphorically for crashing into something.

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fai in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.