Protoform: FELA [PN] To spread wide open (esp. legs); open out
| Description: | To spread wide open (esp. legs); open out |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *ma-fela, CE *taa-fera "to be spread out", *tu-fera "be open, as legs, door", *fere-i 'expose eyeball', CK *pu-fera 'open, as flower' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Felaʔi | Open a wound | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Fela | Spread open | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Fela | Half-open ; open a wound, pull down lower eyelid (I) | (Btn) |
| East Uvea | Fela | Oeil, yeux (terme de mépris) | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Fela(-ʔi, -hi), fe/fela(-ʔi), fela/fela(-ʔi) | Etre entr'ouvert; entr'ouvrir | (Rch) |
| Emae | Fe/fera | Spread one`s legs | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Hela | Spread (arms) | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | ʔEra/ʔera | Open arms wide (I). Gesticulation des mains; être étendu, déployé (Rch). | (Jnu) |
| Mangareva | ʔE/ʔera | Etre hardi, être sans honte en face du public Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Faka/hela/hela | Have sexual intercourse Phonologically Irregular | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | He/heʔa (MQN), fe/feʔa (MQS) | Ecarter fort les jambes | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whe/whera, whera-hia | Spread out, open v.t. | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whera/whera | Opened | (Wms) |
| Niue | Fela | Break open (vt) (as a coconut, box, etc.) | (McE) |
| Nukuoro | Hela | Spread legs | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Wewela | Spread one's legs apart | (Mta) |
| Pukapuka | Welawela | Frequently spread one's legs apart | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Hera | Twisted to one side (as the navel); wry (as an eye) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔEra/ʔera | Wide open (of eyes) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | He/hega/ | Sit or stand with legs wide apart, as to expose genitals | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Fela | Everted , pull down lower eyelid | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Mata fera | Yeux exorbités | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | F/fela/ | Spread apart (of legs) | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Hela | Stand with legs wide apart | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Fela | Put up legs apart Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Fefela | Open, expose inner surface (of eyes, anus, cunt) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fela/ʔi | Open wide or wider | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Fera | Open out (as leaf) | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Hera | Open out (as leaf) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Fe/fela | Open (of cut, boil, labia); pull down lower eyelid. | (Rby) |
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