Protoform: MULU.1 [PN] Wipe, rub; rub off; strip off
| Description: | Wipe, rub; rub off; strip off |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *7 Cf. PNCV *ulu "shed skin, moult" (Clark 2009) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mulu/ki | Oter le poil, râcler la peau, nettoyer, essuyer avec la main, effeuiller, égrainer | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Mulu | Masturbate | (Rch) |
| Emae | Muru/muruna | Rub | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mulu | To shed one's skin, moult | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mhuru | Rub, as the back with oil, caress | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mmulu | Massage | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Mulu | Cutting young growth for cultivation Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Mulu/ŋa | Compost; bales of grass and wood in garden between rows of taro Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Muru | Wipe, rub off, smear (on), strip off (as leaves from a branch), plunder | (Bgs) |
| Niue | Mulu | Rub, massage; take off a cover or sheath | (McE) |
| Niue | Mulu | To fiddle; to take too long (of work) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kai/mulu | To harvest prematurely; to deplete; to harvest (steal) someone else's crops. Greedy (Lws). | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | M/muru (sg.obj.), muru/muru (pl.obj.) | Wipe oneself with a towel, wipe a table | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Muru/muru | Rub with coconut oil | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Mulu/mulu | Clean, wipe, rub | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Wakamaa/mulu/ | To rub | (Bge) |
| Rotuman | Muru | Wipe body or face Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Mulu | Rub, handle | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | M/mulu/ | Wipe (us. a wet substance, e.g. tears) | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | M/muru | Apply mulch or compost to a taro crop Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Mulu | Rub with oil | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | M(u)/muru | Rub with something (esp. if one feels chilled), rub with the heel of the hand (as of a length of tobacco) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Muru | Wash out, away | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Mulu/mulu | Wash one's hands and face | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Mu/mulu | Wipe (one's face) with hands (The involuntary action of clearing one's eyes when one wakes from sleep) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mulu | Strip, grasp and run the hands along with a stripping motion. Hence: to roll up the sleeves in this way; to strip a stem of leaves; to strip intestines | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Mulu | Stroke | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Mu/mulu/lava | Wash clothes, face, teeth etc | (Rby) |
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