Protoform: MA-KAWE [NP] Hair (of head), strand of hair
| Description: | Hair (of head), strand of hair |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kawe.1 "tentacle". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kave/hau | Piece of thread Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Maʔawe | Thread, strand, fibre | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Makave | Brin; fil dans les tissus; filament; petit fil des plantes; filet de coco | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Makave/kave | Pluie à l'horizon ressemblant à des petites ficelles allongées de haut en bas | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ea ma ca vee, O wochʔo | Lock of hair | (Rbs) |
| Marquesas | Meave (MQS), mekave (MQN) | Cheveux frisés, cheveux bouclés | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Makawe | Hair, ringlet | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Maakave/kave | Tangled, messy | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Maakave/kave | Pretty (of hair), standing straight out in clusters | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Makave | Lock of hair ; tentacle of octopus | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Makave | Twist, plait ; a plait or tress | (Sve) |
| Samoan | Maʔave | Good head of hair | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Makave | The fingers of a coconut flower spadix to which coconut fruit are attached.... Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Maakave | Fibre, strand | (Stn) |
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