Protoform: MAALUU.2 [PN] Calm, gentle, mild (of weather or persons)
| Description: | Calm, gentle, mild (of weather or persons) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Maluu | Humble; sage, docile | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Maluu | Etre calme, tranquille | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Hau/maruu | Peace | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Maruu | Easy; wait (a minute) | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maruu/ruu | Gentle, slow | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maluu | Free (to converse) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maaluu | Full (of food); satiated Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Maruu | Etre gentil, doux (de caractère) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Maru | (Wind) calm down | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Moʔu | Paix, paisable, pacifique, doux, patient. Lentement, slowly. Gentil, aimable; kind, nice, pleasant (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Haʔa/moʔu, haʔa/moʔuu | Calmer quelqu'un | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Moʔuu | Paix, pacifique, doux, apaisél rassis, moins chaud, rafraichi | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maaruu | Gentle, easy, calm; low in tone | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Maruu | Gentle, slow, quiet | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Maluu | Gentle, quiet (person) | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Yau/maaluu | Calm, gentle in nature | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Maruu | Light (of the wind); easy, not arduous; mild, eased (of pain, illness); mellow and low-pitched, especially of bass voices; mild and gentle (of disposition, manner) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Maaluu | Refreshing (e.g. of rain), sweet (of disposition); soothing, comforting | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Maruu | Gentil, poli, doux; doucement | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Maruu | (of pain) Lessen, become reduced, abate, disappear | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Maruu | Relaxed | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Maaluu | Calm; sweet | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maluu | (of wind, sea, or day) Mild, pleasantly calm; (of pain) abated, gone | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Maruu | Gentle, to be, gentleness, mildness | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Maluu | Calm (of sea, lagoon, or wind) | (Jsn) |
| West Futuna | Maru | Easy, gentle | (Dty) |
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