Protoform: KULU.2 [NP] Apply force to, strike
| Description: | Apply force to, strike |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kuluki |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifira-Mele | Kunu/a, kunu/kunu | Pummel, wrestle (with), tussle, cuddle Phonologically Irregular | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | ʔUlu | Wrestle | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Kuru | To carve; sculpture | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Kuru | Serrer; se briser en frappant; faire effort | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kuru/a | Batter away | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kuru, kurukuru(a) | To strike, to daub, to knock against | (Sve) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kuru | (Rain) fall Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | ʔUʔu | Push with elbow or hand | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Kuru/kuru | Knock | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kuru | Strike with fist | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kulu/i-a | To slay (archaic) | (Sph) |
| Rarotongan | Kuru | Strike, pound | (Bse) |
| Tuamotu | Kuru | Apply physical force; to wrestle | (Stn) |
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