Protoform: PUULOU.A [CP] To cover with a cloth; a cover (especially) for the head
| Description: | To cover with a cloth; a cover (especially) for the head |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *puuroku "cover head" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Paka/puro(u?) | To cover something | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Puurou | To cover oneself as with a blanket | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Puulou | Head covering, cover head | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Pulou | Se couvrir la tete; se voiler | (Rch) |
| Emae | Puurourou | Very leafy (of tree) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Puurou | To cover (e.g. someone sleeping) | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Pu/pulou | Sheet, for sleeping | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | Poʔou | Linceul pour les morts Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Niue | Pulou | Cover the head; hat | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Buloo | Hat | (Ray) |
| Nukuoro | Buulou | Cover up | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Puugou | Abundance of hair, climbing vine | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Purou | Leaf cover or cap placed on food cooking | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Puulou | Headgear | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Pulou | Hat | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Purou | To cover the face and head | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Purou | Largest of the woven mats...Formerly used overhead as protection against rain, or as a mosquito net for babies | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Purou | Cover over | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Puulou | Hat, headgear in general | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Puulou | Cloth used to cover head/face, face and body, hat | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Booló | Veiled, concealed, something thrown over the head and face, to veil, to mask | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Puurou | Cover over, veil | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Puulou | Cover oneself | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lau/pulou | Leaves of the talipot palm, used as umbrellas | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Po/pulou | Talipot palm | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Purau, purou | Hat, garland, crown; to don a hat; to cover, to put on a lid | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Burau (FUT), purau (ANI) | To cover over; garland, crown, hat [Aniwa Dialect] | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Pulou (ina) | Vêtements; habiller, enfiler | (Hmn) |
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