Protoform: MENE [PN] Shrink back, withdraw, contract; round, fat
| Description: | Shrink back, withdraw, contract; round, fat |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *koo-mene "contract" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Me/mene/ | Find unattractive, withdraw from | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Mene | Enorme | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Me(me)ne(mene) | Se rider, se resesserrer, se comprimer | (Btn) |
| Hawaiian | Mene | Shrink back | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mene/mene | Unable to defecate or urinate | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mene | Satiated with food Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Ebt) |
| Luangiua | Meŋe | Action during intercourse; flat [sc. fat?] bottom - person | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Haa/meŋe | Retreat | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Mene | Se ployer (se dit des tranchants qui se ployent au contact d'un corps dur). Turned or blunted (of blade by hard object). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Me ne me ne | Thick, close set Problematic | (Rbs) |
| Moriori | Mene | Disappear | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mene | Draw together, assemble; draw up cheeks in a grin | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mege | Shrink back, dodge Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Mene/mene | Penis Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Mene/mene | Big, fatted | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Me/mene | Withdraw, retreat from an original location | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Koo/mene/ | Contract, draw back, shrink | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Mene/mene | Go off by oneself, as into forest | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Mene | Go into, enter, penetrate; set, as sun; sink into; disappear from sight | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Mene/mene | Small (of the breasts) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Mene/mene | Rond, sphérique Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Meene | Sink, incline downwards | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Mene | Shrink back | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Mene/mene | Round Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | M/mene | To shrink back, recoil, shy away from | (Jsn) |
| West Futuna | Mene | Rentrer la tête dans les épaules | (Rve) |
26 entries found
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