Protoform: PESU [CE] Rubbish, dirty; plant variety ?: *pe(f,s)u

Description: Rubbish, dirty; plant variety ?: *pe(f,s)u
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Pehu A kind of seaweed (Pki)
Mangaia Peʔu Multiple-ply leaf covering of earth oven (Sta)
Mangareva Peʔu/peʔu Devenir sale (Rch)
Mangareva Pe/peʔu Se salir (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Pehu A variety of flax, taro, sweet-potato (Wms)
Rarotongan Peʔu Leaves covering earth-oven (Ngaa-puu-toru dial.) (Bse)
Tahitian Pehu Rubbish, such as grass, leaves, &c.; the name of a species of taro (Dvs)
Tahitian Pehu Ordure (Lmt)
Tupuaki Pehu Taro variety... (Atn)

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