Protoform: KAU.3 [AN] Wood, timber
| Description: | Wood, timber |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *raqa-kau "tree, wood" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kau raro | Very large longitudinal supporting beam in house; made from trunk of a coconut tree | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | Kau | Wood, timber, tree, stick | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kau | Croton bush Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | ʔAu | Supporting sticks when making net | (Smd) |
| Niue | Kau | Wood, timber | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kaa | Stick; cutting (of plant) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Gau/ dagodo | Boom of sail | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Kau | A yard-arm | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Kau | Wood, stick, pole | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Kau/tahu | Firewood | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Kau- | Prefix to kau/taa "netting-needle", kau-ariki "Umbrella tree" etc | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Au | A mountain tree of sweet odour | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Kau/raro | Wallplate | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Kau/viroviro | Firestick | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kau | Wood, timber | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Kau | Stick | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Kau/kau | Riders; roof supports running perpendicular to rafters. Sticks tied to rafters; cross-wood (Cpl). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Kou/pa | Fence | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Kou kau | Poutre horizontale du toit | (Dty) |
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