Protoform: PUNU-TI [PN] Close, block
| Description: | Close, block |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *puni.1a, *punua |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | (Pu)punu | Fermer, clore, boucher | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Punu/sia | Etre bouché, caché | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Bunu-ca | Enclose in a net; bring things to meet (as thatch) | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Punu | Ne pas avoir faim; ne pas percer (lance, flèche) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Niue | Punuti | A guard in fighting (spear or stick held horizontally over the head); a shield (mod.) | (McE) |
| Niue | Punuti | To protect, to shield Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Haka punu (te vai) | Stop the flow of water | (Ray) |
| Rennellese | Punu | To stupefy fish with luba (Derris); to putrefy, as by letting wind; to give gifts as to placate Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Pu/punu | Block, stop up (in traditional song) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Punu-si | Fill up, plug up, block up, stop up | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Boo/boonoo | To close; to shut; the lid of any thing | (Mar) |
| West Uvea | Pu/punu | Fermé, bloqué; couvercle; porte; bouchon | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Punuti/a | Bloquer, fermer, boucher, calfater | (Hmn) |
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