Protoform: ASA.1 [AN] To grate
| Description: | To grate |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *asa(q) "grate, sharpen by grating or rubbing" (LPO I:94,236). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ta/ta | To grate manioc on a *paota* | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Aha/aha | Tailler un bois pour en diminuer grosseur | (Btn) |
| Fijian | Yaca | To grate, grind, file | (Cpl) |
| Lau | S/ata | Rub, rub down, sharpen by rubbing | (Fox) |
| Mota | Asa | To rub, wash by rubbing | (Cdn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Aha/aha | Saw-like instrument of shark teeth set in a wooden mounting | (Bgs) |
| Penrhyn | Asa | Dart Problematic | (Yda) |
| Rennellese | Haka/asa | To clear, as a trail Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Roviana | Asa/ia | To grind, as an axe if very blunt; grate, as taro etc. | (Whe) |
| Saʔa | Ata/ata | Grate | (Ivs) |
| Tupuaki | Aha | A grater, either of coral or iron...used for grating the meat of mature coconuts | (Atn) |
| Waya | (Y)aca | Be held in one hand and drawn sharply across a surface: be filed, ground, grated, sharpened... | (Ply) |
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