Protoform: MALA.5 [NP] Sour, bitter
| Description: | Sour, bitter |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *mara "be spoiled, foul (of food or drink)" (LPO I:159). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Mala | Sour (as fermented sweet-potato) | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | M/mara | Sour, bitter, salty, hot (in taste), unsweetened (tea) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | M/mala | Bitter, salty | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Mala | Nasty (taste) | (Hbn) |
| Luangiua | Mala | Bitter | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Mala | Bitter | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Mara | Bitter | (Bse) |
| Mangareva | Ma/mara | Aigre, piquant au gout, acide | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | (Kopu) maʔa | Flatuosité Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ma | Flatulent | (Crk) |
| Nuguria | Ma/mara | Bitter | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | M/mara | Bitter (natu fruits, banana, sea water), salty (taste, not smell) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | M/mara | Salty (taste); bitter; sour | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | M/mala | Bitter, sour | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Mara(mara) | Unpleasant to the taste, bitter; not fresh, brackish | (Sta) |
| Rennellese | Maga | Bitter, sour, peppery | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Ma(ra)/mara | Aigri, tourné, se dit des oranges tombées, du poisson cru...dont le gout est altéré par un début de fermentation | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Mara | The old name for the ava plant | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | M/mara | Bitter (esp. of stored giant taro corms that have gone bad); (of spirits or tobacco) strong; (of alcohol) fermented; (of smoke, salt water etc. in one's eyes) irritating, stinging, painful | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Ma/mala | Bitter or harsh in the mouth | (Sma) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mala | Sour, salty, bitter | (Ray) |
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