Protoform: PA-LAFA [EC] Flat, wide; broad, flat object

Description: Flat, wide; broad, flat object
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EC: Ellicean
Notes:

*0 << PN *lafa-lafa

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Pa/ra/raha Plano; palma (de la mano); planta (del pie). Flat (Wbr). (Fts)
Hawaiian Paalaha Broad, extended, spread out (Pki)
Kapingamarangi Balaha Width (Lbr)
Mangareva Paraʔa Se coucher sur le ventre; couver; s'asseoir par terre, les jambes ployés. Lie flat on one's face (Atl). Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Mangareva Noʔo paaraʔa Rester assis, être affalé; remain seated, lounge. (Chf)
Mangareva Paraʔa S'asseoir en tailleur; sit cross-legged. (Chf)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Paaraha/raha Even (Krk)
Marquesas Paʔaha Uni, aplati. Plat, écrasé (1904). (Dln)
Marquesas Paáha Cercueil, bière Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Marquesas Paʔaha/ʔaha (MQN), paka(ha)kaha (MQS), pahakahaka (MQS) Plat; uni, plaine non accidentée. (Nez) épaté, flat(-nosed) (Atl). (Lch)
Marquesas Pa-áhha A kind of coffin, made by hollowing the trunk of a tree (Crk)
Marquesas Ko/áha Marcher ou tenir les jambes écartées; perce-oreille (insecte); [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] se servir d'une corde pour monter sur les arbres au tronc lisse (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Paraha Flat, broad (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Pararaha Wide and shallow, of a vessel (Wms)
Penrhyn Paraha Square tray for roasting foods (Sta)
Pukapuka Paalawa/lawa Splayed, rent in two. Of the broad splayed tail of the right whale (Sby). (Bge)
Rarotongan Paraʔaa Flat, smooth, level, unobstructed (Mka)
Samoan Sa/lafa/ Wide, extensive Problematic (Prt)
Tahitian Paraha The name of a broad flat fish (Dvs)
Tahitian Paraha peue Poisson de la famille des Ephippidae (Platax orbicularis) (Lmt)
Tahitian Paaraha/raha Poisson-papillon, scalaire, famille des Chaetodontidae, nombreuses espèces (Lmt)
Tahitian Paraha Carapace de tortue, de crabe (Lmt)
Takuu Pallafa Flat (Hwd)
Takuu Pa/l/laha Flat (Mle)
Tokelau Paalafa/lafa Flat (of tables, boards etc. but not of land) (Sma)
Tuamotu Paraha Flounder, a kind of fish (Stn)

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