Protoform: PAKI.3 [PN] Pick, cut off, break off (fruit, leaves, etc.)
| Description: | Pick, cut off, break off (fruit, leaves, etc.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *faki |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Paki/a | To break something | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Paki | Couper (feuilles de l'arbre a pain) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Paki-ʔi | Rompre, briser, detacher, abbatre, cueillir | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Paʔi/paʔi | Trim, prune, cut, clip, as a plant or the hair; strip off, as leaves | (Pki) |
| Niue | (Pa)paki, paki/paki | To break (vt) | (Sph) |
| Takuu | Paki-a | Cut off, trim, prune | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Paki | Break (off), especially with the hand; pick, pluck | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | P/paki | Break off, snap off | (Jsn) |
8 entries found
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