Protoform: QAATEA [PN] Clear, unobstructed
| Description: | Clear, unobstructed |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qaa.2 "interval of space or time", *tea "white", *qataa "spacious, free, vacant" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Lau/ʔaatea/ | Spacious, space | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔAatea | Clair, deblaye, vide | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Aakea | Broad, wide, spacious, open, public, at large | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Aakea | Broad, wide, spacious, unobstructed | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Aatea (usually aatee) | The lagoon and its surface | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Aadee | Clear (place); unencumbered, not busy; stage of ground oven when hot enough for cooking | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Aatea | Etre loin | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Atea | Clear space | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | F/atea (MQS), h/atea (MQN) | Large, spacieux, vaste; vide Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Moriori | W/atea | To be clear | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Atee/tanga | Leisure Problematic | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Aatea | Clear, out of the way, free from obstruction | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Vai a tea | Süsswasser | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Hetu atea | Morning star | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Atea | Plains, open spaces; clear (of sky, place); pure (of water) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Atea | Empty (house) | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Aadea | Clear, unobscured | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Aatea | Wide, distant, apart; side, surroundings, clear and open place. Light; the space above the earth (Bck). | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Aatea/tea | To expose, uncover. Wide, clear space (Sby). | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Atea | Clear, open, unobstructed; far off, distant, removed in place | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Aatea | Wide, clear space, place of uninterrupted view | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | ʔAatea | Clear and unobstructed, as a garden or path | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Aatea | Clear, unoccupied, free from obstruction | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Atea | Lee side of canoe Problematic | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Aatea | Clear (as sky) | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Atea | Clear, having no obstruction, no obscurity; openness, clearness, distinctness; distant, far off | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Aatea | Lointain, éloigné, distant | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Aatea/tea | Vaste, étendu; clairsemé, clair, sans obstacle, dégagé | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Aatea | Free from restrictions of shame or forbiddance or ignorance to undertake a specific task; (of a house or area) clean; neat, uncluttered; (of water) clean, clear, free of impurities; (of the sky) clear, free of clouds | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Aatea | Away, out | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Atea/tea | Broad | (Drd) |
| Tokelau | Aatea | Clearing, open space | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔAatea | With nothing in the hands, empty-handed | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Atea | Clear, open, unobstructed | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Aatea | Clear (of space) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Atea | Clean | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Po/atea | Clear (garden) | (Ebt) |
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