Protoform: KOO-MENE [CE] To contract
| Description: | To contract |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mene "shrink, draw back" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Maori | Komene | Contracted by cold; withered, wrinkled | (Wms) |
| Rarotongan | Koomene | Contract, draw together, shrink longitudinally | (Mka) |
| Tahitian | Omene | To double a stiff rope or break a stick Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Omene/mene | To roll up or coil a rope; to make a thing of a roundish shape Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔOomene/mene | Arrondi, de forme rebondie, rond Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Koomene | Telescope together; crush together; contract longitudinally | (Stn) |
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