Protoform: REPE [EP] Fringe, flap esp. of body; to hang or dangle: *repe(-repe)
| Description: | Fringe, flap esp. of body; to hang or dangle: *repe(-repe) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *lepa 'flap (of sail)', NP *lefe "fold or crease covering body orifice", EP *refe "wrinkled, loose (of skin)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Re/repe | Comb of a bird | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Repe/repe | Hang, dangle, stretch downwards (e.g. lips, ears). Colgante, esirarse hacia abajo . Labia majora | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | ʔEpe | Ear lobe Problematic | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | ŋa/repe | Fat, fleshy | (Kvt) |
| Hawaiian | Lepe | Hem, fringe, loose attachement (as of torn cloth or flesh); rooster comb, turkey wattles | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Lepe/lepe | Fringed, wattles; labia minor | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | ʔEpe | Sagging, flabby, hanging down | (???) |
| Marquesas | Epe/epe | Comb of a cock. Crête de coq. | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Aipe/áipe | A cock's comb; it also has an obscene signification | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Repe/repe | Buttocks | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taa/reperepe | Ragged, tattered | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Repe | Lump; gland; rock-oyster Problematic | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Repe | Cockscomb, crest; wattle, dewlap | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Lepe | Testicles, also female genitals (prob. labia) | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Gepegepe, ʔepeʔepe | Labia minora | (Zpn) |
| Raʔivavae | Gepe | Comb of a bird | (Zpn) |
| Rapa | Repe | Front overhang of canoe | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Rape | Cock's comb Problematic | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Repe | Comb of birds; female genitals; clitoris | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Repe(repe) | Division of the buttocks(Etn) | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Repe | Crête de coq; palmes de natation | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Repe/rehe | The division of the posteriors | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Repe | The comb of a fowl; the fin on the back of the shark; the projections that grow in a singular manner on the trunk of the tuscarpia edulis, or native chestnut tree; the piece on which the ends of the rafters rest in a native house; a sort of projection | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Repe | Comb of a cock or hen; labium minorum | (Stn) |
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