Protoform: MA-TALA.A [PN] Untied, undone, open (as a blossom)
| Description: | Untied, undone, open (as a blossom) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *ma-.1, *tala.3 "untie" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Matara | Untie, unfold. (Leaf of young plant) begin to show itself (Fbg). | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Matala | Untied, open (as a flower) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Matala | Untied, open (as a flower) | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Matara | Untied | (Fts) |
| Emae | Mataratara | Swell, grow | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Makala | Untied, undone | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Matala | Split open Phonologically Irregular | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Maakala | Feeling good, free | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Matara | Untied | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Matara | Come loose, be loosened | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Metaʔa | S'etendre au large | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Mataʔa/taʔa | Aller mieux | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Matara | Untied, undone | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Matalaʔi ʔakau. Matala (Tmo). | Flower | (Gry) |
| Niue | Matala | To bloom, blossom, open up (as flowers) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Madala | Unfastened | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Matara | Untie; loose, untied; separated | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Maa/tala/tala | Loose (of plaiting elements) | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Matala | Lucky | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Matara | Untied, undone | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Mataga | Open, as coconut sheath, blossom v | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Matala | Untied, undone | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Matala | Untied | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Matara | Etre défait, être relaché (lien, amarre), être déboulonné; ouvert, être ouvert; pardonner un péché | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Matara | To be forgiven a crime Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Matara | Separated; undone, untied, unravelled; (of bivalve) open; (of overcast sky) open up, allow sun to break through | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Maatara | Open out, as a flower, leaves | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Matala | Be open, become open | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Matala | Come off, come away, separated, to be; to flower, come out in full bloom, open; flower | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Matara | Untied, undone | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Matala | Untied, open (as a flower) | (Rby) |
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