Protoform: KOPI.A [MP] Double together, fold
| Description: | Double together, fold |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *5 PMP *ke(m)pit "zussamenhalten, klemmen"(Dpf. 1938). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kopi(kopi) | To embrace; grasp; hold to one's breast | (Fbg) |
| Hawaiian | ʔOpi | Fold, crease; wrinkled; bend of a wave | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Kopi/kopi | Double together; make a tuck in sewing | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Kopi | Se fermer (se dit des bivalves, des deux mains, qui serrent quelque chose) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Kopi/kopi | Claquer des mains; comprimer, presser; ciseaux | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Koo/kopi | Se baisser; stoop, bend down | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Kopi | Fermer; ramasser, réunir | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kopi/kopi (MQN), ʔopi/ʔopi (MQS) | Se frotter les mains en les lavant | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ko/kopi/ | Double together, shut,close | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Koopi-a | Gather together into small compass. Passive/imperative | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kopi | Nip between the legs | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Kopi | Cuff | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Kopi/kopi | Pleats, tucks, gathers | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Ko/kopi/ | To fold; to hug | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Kopi/kopi | To fold | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | ʔOpe | Clasp the arms and legs about Phonologically Irregular | (Zpn) |
| Rarotongan | Kopi | Fold back (a piece of cloth); hem, cuff, pleat, tuck; bring things together, assemble | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Koo/kopi, koo/kapi | Fold in, fold over, fold up | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kopi | Carry or hold in the hand or fist; cradle, as an infant; hug | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | Kopi | To carry on the hip, as one carries a child | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | ʔOpi | Plisser | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Opi | To shut or close up | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | O/opi | To shut, as the leaves of a book | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | K/kopi | Close something by bringing its two parts together | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kopi | Hold, awkwardly, as under arm; tuck under | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kopi | Carry or hold something under one arm (e.g. rolled up mat); carry child on hip, with one arm supporting its back | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Kopi | Folded over | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kopi | To nurse a child, carry on hip or side Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Jsn) |
| Waya | Kovi | Be covered, wrapped, etc. Problematic | (Ply) |
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