Protoform: APU.B [CE] Seize in the teeth; take or eat food eagerly, gorge, gobble
| Description: | Seize in the teeth; take or eat food eagerly, gorge, gobble |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Apu | To snap or snatch with the teeth | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Apu | Appetit | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Apu | Cram into the mouth; gorge, glut | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Apu/apu | Crammed, stuffed [ex. mouth with food]; palatable | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Apu/apau | To feed voraciously on, chase and swallow | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Apu | To chase and swallow | (Sta) |
| Raʔivavae | Apu | To seize and hold in the mouth, as a fish holds bait | (Stn) |
| Raʔivavae | Apu/apu | To dash hither and thither after bait | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Apu | To fall fiercely upon each other when eating, as dogs do | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Apu, abu | To dart or fly at each other, as pigs or fishes; to fall upon each other, as dogs when eating.... | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Apu | Se jeter sur une proie (comme le font les chiens, les poissons, les oiseaux de mer), mordre (a la pêche) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Apu | To completely enclose, seize in a cavity, as when a large fish seizes a smaller one in the mouth; to take the bait, as fish; to gobble, as a piece of food... | (Stn) |
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