Protoform: MAHUKU [MP] Grasses, sedges, ferns and other small plant spp; overgrown fallow area, swidden: *m(a,o)huku
| Description: | Grasses, sedges, ferns and other small plant spp; overgrown fallow area, swidden: *m(a,o)huku |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *5 PMP *zukut "grass" (ACD). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mouku | Overgrown fallow area, swidden | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Mouku | Herbe, paille | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Mauku | Grass, hay, straw, herbs . Term for every kind of grass | (Chl) |
| Emae | Mauku | Grass | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Mauʔu | Generic term for grasses, sedges, rushes | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mwakauku | Swidden; overgrown; weeds Problematic | (Clk) |
| Lau | Masuu | Forest | (Ivs) |
| Luangiua | Moʔu | Place of gardens; weeds | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Loko/moʔu | Inland, where pupu'u (taro sp.) grows | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Mauku | Soft-stalked grasses and sedges in general (mostly introduced as fodder grasses); water-grass (purple flower, good for feeding pigs) | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Mouku | Scented fern sp. | (Tgr) |
| Mangareva | Mouku/roa | Fougère odoriférante: Polypodium phymatoides | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Mouku (MQN), mouʔu (MQS) | Jonc, plante de la famille des cypéracées. A species of rush (Bgs). Roseau, reed (Erianthus floridulus) [Nukuhiva Dialect] (Atl). | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Moúgu | Long coarse grass | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mauku | Plant spp. (Cordyline pumilio), (Asplenium bulbiferum) and (Hymenophyllum spp.) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mouki, mouku | Fern sp. (Asplenium bulbiferum) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mohuku | A common fern (Nephrolepis hirsutula)... | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Mouku | Grass, herb | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Mauku | Grass, fern; kinds of grass | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Mouku | Sedge grass sp. (Fimbristylis cymosa) | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Moku | Fern spp... | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Mauuu | A sedge (Cyperus umbellatus) Problematic | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Mou | A rush or sedge Borrowed | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Mouʔu | An herb -- leaves dried in sun for hat making, root used for food Borrowed | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Mauku | Grass, rushes, hay, straw . Any ruderal plant (usually grasses and sedges) that grows as a weed, particularly in taro patches, and whose only use may be for feeding animals | (Whr) |
| Rennellese | Mouku | Bush, jungle | (Ebt) |
| Saʔa | Maʔusu | Forest. | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Maʔuʔu | Grass and weeds used to cover taro roots > | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Mauʔu/toga | (Commelina sp.), (Aneilema sp.) > | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Mooʔuu | Nom générique des Cypéracées | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Mouku | Inland, central area on Takuu island including men's and women's gardens and bush; kind of fragrant, thin, long-bladed grass; generic term for inland grasses and creepers used as mulch for taro and swamp taro | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Mauku | Grass, many types, used as mulch for taro | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Mahiku | Herbs of various kinds or perhaps a general term Problematic | (Whr) |
| Tongan | Mohuku | Generic term for grass | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mohoogoo | Long weedy grass | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Maauku | Sword-grass sp. (Xiphagrostis floridula?) | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Moouku | Sword-grass (Xiphagrostis floridulus) | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Mauu | Cyperus pennatus | (Atn) |
| Tupuaki | Mou | Cyperus pinnatus | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Mauku | Term for about fifteen kinds of grass | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mouku | Bush; place in the bush | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/muku/hia | Be bushy, untidy | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Mauku | Vine [Aniwa Dialect] | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Rakau mouku | Arbre à fruits non comestibles | (Rve) |
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