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| bao | pole ~ the leaf-stalk of the <1rofia#> palm; it is much used for poles for carrying burdens, and in the manufacture of ladders and palanquins, hence a palanquin is very frequently called <1bao#>, and all poles for carrying burdens are so designated. [Comp. Greek baiis, a palm-branch, derived from the Coptic bai.] ~ a pole for carrying burdens across the shoulder. |
| bala | pole (a) ~ poles, etc., used in carrying heavy burdens^Provincial |
| ankolany | pole ~ a palanquin, or the poles used in carrying burdens. (Prov.) |
| poloney | Pole ~ a Pole |
| raka | pole ~ poles, timber-work, the shell of a wooden house^Provincial |
