Protoform: PUUPUU.3 [PN] Empty coconut shell; hollow object; container
| Description: | Empty coconut shell; hollow object; container |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *puu.2 'hole' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Puupuu | Coquille de coco entière qui n'a plus de chair ni d'enveloppe | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Bubu/kaiá | The gizzard | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Puu | Wicker receptacle for extracting oil from titoki berries or juice from tutu berries | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Buu | Bladder, balloon...any other round, hollow, inflatable object | (Crl) |
| Samoan | Puupuu | A sheath, a case | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Puupuu | A container (formerly of leaf, barkcloth or fibre, now usually a tin); money box | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Puupuu | Whole coconut shell (with or without husk);...for use as purse or ornament | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Puupuu | Coconut the juice of which has been drunk and which has since dried up | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Puupuu | Kaleve [coconut juice] container made from shell of green nut fitted with string handles | (Rby) |
9 entries found
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