Protoform: MA-FELA [PN] Opened out, spread open
| Description: | Opened out, spread open |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *ma-.1, *fela "to spread wide open" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Ma-fela | Opened outwards, spread open (of legs) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Mafela | Entrouvert | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Mahera | Have sexual intercourse | (Wbr) |
| Hawaiian | Maahelahela | Clearly showing as grain of wood Problematic | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Mafela | (of eyes, anus, &c.) Be open, exposing the red inside surface; (very impolite word for) women's genitals, anus | (Sma) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Mawhera | To assault, to abduct | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Maheʔa | S'ouvrir, s'epanouir | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mawhera | Open, widespread | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mahera | Open, widespread | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mafela(fela) | Chipped Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Mawela | To spread apart | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Mahega | Lie, sit or stand with legs spread | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Mafela | Spread out food before all are assembled | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Maafera | Violer une femme | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Mafera | To take advantage of a person of the other sex when asleep | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Mafela | Opened out, come open , left open (impolite) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Mahera | Open/curve/flare outward | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Mafera | Open/curve/flare outward | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Mafela | Be open (of eyes, boils, labia) | (Rby) |
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