lagona

lah-GO-nah /laˈŋona/

Definitions

verb

  1. to understand
  2. To feel
    Tu'u mai le ato, e le lagona
  3. To perceive, by the senses, as to hear, to smell, to taste

Example Sentences

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Samoan

  • E te lagona le maalili?

English

  • Do you feel the cold?

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
LAGONA, v. 1. to understand. 2. To feel. Tu'u mai le ato, e le lagona. 3. To perceive, by the senses, as to hear, to smell, to taste.
Additional Notes

A grammar and dictionary of the Samoan language, with English and Samoan vocabulary, by Rev. George Pratt (1862)