Protoform: KULUKI [PN] Strain to breaking point
| Description: | Strain to breaking point |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *kulu.2 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Kuluki | Se forcer le dos en portant un fardeau; enlever la peau, ecorcher | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Quru | Crunch, scranch in the teeth (chiefly of unripe fruit Problematic | (Cpl) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kuruki | Violent (of wind); become powerless Problematic | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kului | Lift a heavy weight | (McE) |
| Samoan | Uluʔi/a | Be overburdened; be strained, as by a fall, when the bones are put out of joint | (Prt) |
| Tongan | Kuluki | Pull or bend so as to produce cracking or creaking sound | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Kuluki/a | Strained (as of a body under heavy weight; strain oneself | (Cwd) |
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