Protoform: AMU [PN] Revile, mock
| Description: | Revile, mock |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *5 Cf. *hamuk "Wutanfall ("Amok") (Dpf). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Amu | Grumble, complain | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Amu/amuʔi | Etre injurié, injurier (terme biblique) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Amu/amu | Injurier, dire des sottises | (Btn) |
| Hawaiian | Amu(amu) | Curse, revile | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Amu/amu | Injurier, ridiculiser à cause des défaits naturels; mauvais gout, mauvaise odeur. | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Amu(amu) | Grumble, begrudge, complain | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Ramu | Beat, flog Problematic | (Fox) |
| Niue | Amu/amu | Revile, mock, abuse a person | (Sph) |
| Niue | (Kai) faka/amu | To curse | (McE) |
| Pukapuka | Amu | To sing ; kind of short song, prob. used for ridiculing other groups Problematic | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/amu/ | Be envious; grumble because of envy | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Amu/amu | To grumble; (?mod.) to reproach or abuse behind one's back | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Amuamu | Revile, reproach, deride, taunt | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Amu | Curse by accusation of incest | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Amu | Make a contemptuous grimace at | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | ʔAmu/amu | Mock | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔA/ʔamu | Mock, ridicule | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔAmu/sia | Be mocked, made fun of | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Amu/amu | To mock, deride, call ill names ; to grumble, murmur | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Amu/amu | Grommeler, rouspéter | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Pu/amu | (of adolescent) Ill-behaved, (of child) hyperactive Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Amu/hia | Be laughed at, be victimised, be made fun of | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Amu/amu | Slander, disparage, back-bite | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Mu/sia (ANI) | To complain | (Cpl) |
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