Protoform: POOKAI [PN] To coil (as rope or string), wrap up
| Description: | To coil (as rope or string), wrap up |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *takai "wrap around" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Pooʔai | Coil | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Pookai | Ancre, pierre qui sert d'ancre Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Pokai (MQN), poʔai (MQS) | Packet, bundle. Ballot, paquet; plier, serrer | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Bokí | To fold up cloth | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Pokai | Surround, coil, circuitous | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Pookai | Coil, wrap up (I) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Pokai | To tie, lash (arch.). Lash down with rope (McE). | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Pookai | Wind, bind, coil, spin | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Pookai | A roll (of wire etc.) (of prepared pandanus leaves | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Pookai | Coil, wrap up | (Bse) |
| Sikaiana | Pookai | To coil, wrap up | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | Pooʔai | Pelote ou bobine de fil | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Pookai | Stick to wind line on | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Pookai | Coil | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Pookai | String that ties bait to hook | (Rby) |
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