Protoform: PULA.1 [MP] To glow, shine; flash, glitter; phosphorescence
| Description: | To glow, shine; flash, glitter; phosphorescence |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *koo-pura "flash" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Pura | For a spark to ignite upon rubbing a stick on a wood platform or fire plow | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Pura/rua | For fire to light at both ends of fire plow track (in making fire by friction) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Pu/pula/ | Be dim | (Bgs) |
| Easter Island | Pu/pura | Shine, glitter | (Chl) |
| Easter Island | Pura | Shine (a light), flash, shiny | (Wbr) |
| Fijian | Vula | Moon Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Pula | Kindle, kindling Problematic | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Bula | Glow, shine | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Bula/bula | Phosphorescence | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Pula | Shine, glow | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Pura | Emit phosphorescent light | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Pura a tea | Endroits de la mer ou le fond de sable blanc apparaît. A bank of white sand in the sea (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Pura/pura | Phosphorescent light | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Pu/pua. Pu/puʔa (MQS) (Atl). | Brillant, lumineux, phosphorescent, luisant, étincelant. Clarté, light (n) (Atl). Phonologically Irregular | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Pua/pua te ahi (MQN) | Gerbe d'étincelles; shower of sparks Phonologically Irregular | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Pu(a)/puʔa | Scintiller, twinkle | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Puʔa | (Eclair) briller; (lightning) flash | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Pura | Twinkle, shine with unsteady light | (Wms) |
| Niue | Pula | Appear, rise (of the (new) moon). To shine (of the moon) (McE). | (Sph) |
| Niue | Pu/pula | To shine; to be new (of the moon) | (McE) |
| Nuguria | P(u)/pura | Phosphorescence in the sea | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Bula | Flash (n), glance (n); light (a torch) | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Pula | Light up suddenly; phosphorescent insect sp | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Pura | Luminescence, flash; to be flashed | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Pura/pura | Twinkle; glow with an unsteady light | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Aa/pura | Rise (of the new moon) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Pula | To spark ; to sparkle, shine | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Pura | Shine, glow v; flash | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Puga | Shine v, as a lantern | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Pula | Burn, shine, give light | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Pula | Shine, glow v | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Pupula | Bright, luminous | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | P/pula | To shine with a low light, as a fire from a far distance or a star | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Pura | Gerbe d'étincelles, phosphorescence, être phosphorescent, produire des étincelles, s'allumer (lumière); être ébloui; esp. de champignons phosphorescents. A spark of fire; a flash of light or fire; to flash, or blaze; to sparkle, as the luminous particles in the sea (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | P/pura | Glow, be phosphorescent | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Pura/pura | Just enough light to be seen; light-coloured | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Pura/seka | Phosphorescence in the sea; on dead trees | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Pura | Murky, difficult to see | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Pula | Phosphorescence in the sea | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Pu/pula | Shine (sunshine, torch, reflected light) | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Pura | Glow with unsteady light | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Pula | Bright stones under water and visible at night | (Rby) |
| Waya | Bula-n | Set ablaze; burn | (Ply) |
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