Protoform: MAQU-KOLOA [PN] Wealthy, having many possessions
| Description: | Wealthy, having many possessions |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *maqu 'get', *koloa 'valuables' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mou koloa | Avoir beaucoup de richesses [s.v. mou] | (Mfr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maukoroa | Red paint Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Wms) |
| Niue | Maukoloa | Trader, merchant, shopkeeper (sometimes used as a metaphor for 'rich') | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Mau goloa | Rich in material possessions | (Crl) |
| Samoan | Mauʔoloa, mauʔoa | A rich man, one who has plenty of property; to be wealthy | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Maukoloa | Be wealthy, be rich | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maʔu-koloa | Rich, wealthy, well-to-do | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Maukoloa | To be wealthy, rich | (Jsn) |
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