|  | root  | 
| faka | root ~ a root. [Mal. akar (?).] ~ root, cause | 
| fototeny | root (a) ~ (foto-teny) root of a word, etymology. ~ (foto-teny) the theme or root of a word | 
| fototra | root (a) ~ root, origin, source ~ a root; a basic principle | 
| mamaka | root (to) ~ to root, to send forth roots; to go to the bottom of a thing in making inquiries or in learning. ~ to take root | 
| mamaka | root (to take) ~ to root, to send forth roots; to go to the bottom of a thing in making inquiries or in learning. ~ to take root | 
| vahatra | root (a) |