Protoform: KUKU.3 [OC] Strip off, as leaves, bark
| Description: | Strip off, as leaves, bark |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kuku.2 "mussel sp." |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Ququ | Dragged along, as anchor over a sandy bottom | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUʔu | To strip, as leaves or maile bark; to unsheath, as a sword; to masturbate | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Kuku | To scutch (escanguer); prepare strips of pandanus for mats, hibiscus bark for cord. Raboter; écanguer, séparer; outil pour raboter, planer; rabot, varlope (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Tikopia | Kuku | To grate (turmeric) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kuku | An implement for slitting pandanus leaves (for weaving) | (Sma) |
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