Protoform: MEGE [PN] Shrivelled, wrinkled

Description: Shrivelled, wrinkled
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> CK *koro-megemege "crumpled"
*1 Cf. PN *mene "shrink back, withdraw", *migi "curly (of hair)"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Luangiua Meŋe Flat bottom - person (Smd)
Mangareva Mi/mine Etre fermé par les rides (se dit aussi des yeux ainsi fermés pour marquer la douleur ou la désapprobation) Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
Mangareva Mine/mine Etre plissé, ridé, rabougri (peau, vêtement) Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
Marquesas Mene Chevre Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Marquesas Mene (MQS) Se recroqueviller (à la cuisson); shrivel up (during cooking) (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Menge, me/menge Shrivelled, withered, wrinkled (Wms)
Niue Mege/mege Wrinkled (Sph)
Niue Me/mege To shrink, contract; wrinkled with age (McE)
Tahitian Mee To shrink or be warped, as green timber; shrunk, warped, as timber by the sun (Dvs)
Tokelau Me/menge Shiver, shrivel (Sma)
Tuamotu Meŋe Shrivelled, deformed, undeveloped (Stn)

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