Protoform: PUU.5 [EC] Head of octopus
| Description: | Head of octopus |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EC: Ellicean |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *puqu "base of tree", TA *puu.4 "origin" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Puu heʔe | Octopus head; figurative term for small fontanel | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Puu | Head of squid or octopus | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Puu | Body of octopus | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Puu/hoe | Squid | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Puu ʔeke | Octopus head | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Puu | Centre, milieu (e.g. en parlant de la tête du poulpe...) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Puʔeke | Chauve, qui n'a presque plus de cheveux | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Pu/heke ʔi te ouoho | Raser les cheveux | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Pu/heke (MQN), pu/feʔe (MQS) | (Poulpe) tête; (octopus) head | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | (Pau)pauheke (MQN), piheke (MQS) | Décalotter (le gland), pull back (foreskin) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Papaʔuheke (MQN), pipiheke (MQS) | (Homme) se masturber Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Chf) |
| Nukuoro | Buu | The head of an octopus; bladder, balloon... | (Crl) |
| Sikaiana | Puu | The head of an octopus | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Puu feʔe | Tête d'une pieuvre | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Puu | Head of an octopus | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Pu/k(a)(u)oho | Juvenile growth stage of squid | (Mle) |
| Tuamotu | Puu | The belly of an octopus | (Stn) |
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