Protoform: PUU.2 [PN] Hole; perforated, punctured, holed
| Description: | Hole; perforated, punctured, holed |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *5 PMP *buk'u[r] "leck im schiff" (Dpf. 1938). *busus "punctured, perforated" (Bst.1970). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Puu | Be punctured, holed | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Puu | Hole, vagina | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Puu | Aperture, opening, gap, hole | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Puu ihu | Nostril | (Wbr) |
| Easter Island | Haka puu | Bore (v) | (Wbr) |
| Ifira-Mele | Puu | Burst, of a pimple, boil | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Ha/puu | To squeeze Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | Pu/ava | Creux, fissure, trou du rocher en bordure de mer | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Pu hhiamama | Hollow (of tree) | (Shd) |
| Niue | Puu | Hole (small holes, and concepts such as 'vacant, empty' associated with it); to have a hole, be perforated, punctured | (Sph) |
| Niue | Puu ihu | Nostril | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kau/puu | Bottom, backside | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Puu | Hole, entrance, gate | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Puu | Pierced, punctured | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Pu | A hole. Vagina (colloquial) (McP). | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Puu | Holed, perforated | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Puu isu | Nostril | (McP) |
| Takuu | P/puu | (of a boil or sore) Drain | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Puu | Orifice | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Puu | Hole, cavity, pit | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Puu | Hole; cracked (as a vessel) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Phuu | Burst out | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Pu (pl. h/pu) | To burst, explode. Se casser (oeuf) (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Pu/kake | Jaillir (eau), sortir | (Rve) |
| West Uvea | Puu | Trou naturel; percer | (Hmn) |
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