Protoform: PUI.A [PN] Shut off, shut up, enclose: *(pu(i))pui
| Description: | Shut off, shut up, enclose: *(pu(i))pui |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 > MQ *faka-pui, NP *pui-aki |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Pui/pui | To shut (a screen or door) | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | (Nga) roto/pui | Large depressions at the base of the mountain, in which Cyrtosperema [taro] is planted | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Pui/pui | Etre entouré, être protégé | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Pui/pui | Shut off | (Rch) |
| Luangiua | Pui | Surround; shut; cover over | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Pu/pui | Encircling; to fence around | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Pui/pui | To cover | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Pui | Put on a garment, clothe oneself; cover, envelop | (Tgr) |
| Mangareva | Pui | S'habiller; vêtir un cadavre; couvrir, envelopper quelquechose | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Pui/pui | Block (vt). To shut (Sve) | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Haʔa/pui | Rendre sacrée (l'eau des prêtres kanaks) | (Dln) |
| Niue | Pui/pui | To enclose, shut up, confine; to protect, look after, be defensive | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | P/pui | Close, shut (the eyes, a door, a lid) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Pui/pui | Cast (net) | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | P/pui | Close, shut (door); forbidden | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Bui/bui | Keep in (e.g. pigs); keep out (e.g. wind); soak (in water) | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | He/bui/hagi | Provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Pui/pui | Conceal, cover, plug; close (doorway) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Pui/pui | Erect a blind; to cover, shut off | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Pui/pui | Enclose, surround | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Pui/pui | Shield, protect | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Pui/pui | Shut off, shut up | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | P/pui | Shut, be shut (as a door); prevent, stop; forbid, forbidden | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | Pui/pui | To close up a house, as when locking up; to build the walling around a house | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Pui/pui | To spread the pitch on the end of an arrow | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Pui/pui | Close; govern (as conqueror) | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | P/pui | Close something; block (e.g. path); make forbidden; forbid access...; use magic to make someone else unlucky at fishing; govern (as a conqueror); invoke ancestors to ward off malevolent spirits (tipua) at night. | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Pui | To block | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Pui/pui/ʔi | Provide with a curtain or blind; curtain off | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Pui/pui | Protect | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Pu/pui | Enclose, protect, encircle; turn a woman's affection towards oneself by use of charms | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pui/pui/a | Put stones around, fence (vt) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pui | Fence (vi) | (Hvn) |
33 entries found
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