Protoform: MURI.1B [PN] Back end, lower end, piece, part
| Description: | Back end, lower end, piece, part |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *muri-fanua "end of land, cape, point", *muri-wai "mouth of river", *muri-waqe "heel" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Muri | Back, the rear portion of something | (Fbg) |
| Bugotu | Buli/ti-gna | Rear, back | (Ivs) |
| East Futuna | Muli | Buttocks | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Muli | Buttocks | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Muli | The rear | (Chl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Muri | Rear, back end | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Muuri | End | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Muli | Rear | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Muli | Bottom (of person). Hintern (Sar). | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Muri | Stern of boat | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ko/muʔi | Ramer à rebours | (Lch) |
| Niue | Muli | Last measure of something Borrowed | (Sph) |
| Niue | Mui | Bottom part, bottom end or back end of something | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Muri | End (as of trunk of a tree, an island); stern (of canoe) | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Muri vae | Ferse, Hacke | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Muri/pura | Tail (of birds), rump | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Muri laakau | Club | (Trt) |
| Pukapuka | Muli | Back | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Muli/muli | Tail, hind end, hind quarter; base of [coconut] (opposite end from eyes); blunt end of object. Buttocks (Sby). | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Mugi | Tuber, as of taro | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Muri | Base, butt, lower end, hinder end | (Cwd) |
| Saʔa | P/uri/ | Back of, the stern | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Muli | The rump (euph. for ufa). Posterior, bottom (of man) (vulg.) (Mnr). Buttocks (McP). | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Muri- | Part, remainder, end | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Muri, muli | Bottom, buttocks | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Muli | Bottom (of basket, box etc.); base, bottom (of timber, pole, etc.); head, blunt end (of nail, pencil, etc.); bottom, posterior (of people) (vulgar) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mui | End, extremity, tip (of yam, bunch of bananas, etc.) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mooi | The end, tip, or extremity of any thing; conclusion, the hindermost. | (Mar) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Muli | Bottom (inside and outside) of hull of outrigger canoe; shaft of arrow | (Lch) |
| West Futuna | Muri | Rear portion, back of | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Muli vaka | Arrière d'une embarcation | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Muli | Dessous ou bout (d'igname, de bananier); fesses | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Muli tangaavae | Plante du pied | (Hmn) |
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