Protoform: LEKA.1 [NP] Pleasant
| Description: | Pleasant |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *leka 'good' (LPO V:597). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Reka | Pleasant | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Leʔa | Pleasant | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Reka | Pleasant | (???) |
| Mangareva | Reka/reka | Désir qui démange; joie, plaisir; se réjouir, se récréer, se plaire en un lieu. Jouir, enjoy sensual delight (Atl). | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Reka/reka | Joy, glad | (Krk) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Whaka/reka | To mollify; eloquent, clever at a speech | (Sve) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Wai/reka | Sweet, agreeable | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | ʔEka | S'amuser; retarder, s'attarder, s'arrêter à | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | ʔEka/ʔeka | Joie, rejouissance, allégresse, plaisir, amusement, divertissement | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Reka | Palatable | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Ao/reka | = MAO ahuareka (Wms) | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Iao/reka | Entertainment | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Reka | Pleasant | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Reka | Pleasant; nice, good, enjoyable, tasteful, interesting | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Leka | Pleasant, sweet, good, delicious | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | ŋaa/rea/rea | To have a gay, noisy time; a good time, enjoyable racket | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Reka | Pleasant | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | ʔAa/rea/rea | Divertissement; gai, divertissant; être gai, se diverter, s'amuser Phonologically Irregular | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Leka | Joke, jest | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maleca | Bodily pleasure, sensual gratification Problematic | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Reka | Pleasant | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Leka/leka | Pleasantly filled (of the stomach) | (Rby) |
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