Protoform: SELU [MP] Comb
| Description: | Comb |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. CE *seru "scratch the earth, as a fowl does, scrape, dig" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Teru | To comb | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Teru/ru | Comb (n) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Selu | Comb | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Helu | Comb; to comb | (Rch) |
| Emae | Seru | Se coiffer, peigner | (Rve) |
| Fijian | Seru/ta | Comb v | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | I/seru/ | Comb n | (Cpl) |
| Gedaged | Saz | Head decoration made from feathers | (Mgr) |
| Hawaiian | Helu-a | To scratch the earth, as a hen; to dig with the fingers; to paw the earth, as an angry bull | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Seru | Comb | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Helu/helu | Pandanus hat Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | Ko/feʔu (MQS). Koheu, koehu (Dln 1ŋ04) | Peigne, peigner Phonologically Irregular | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Pa/heʔu, pa/ʔehu (MQN) | Peigne, peigner Problematic | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Heru-a | Comb | (Wms) |
| Nguna | Seru | Comb | (Stz) |
| Niue | Hetu | Comb (n); to comb Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Heru/heru | Comb (n,v) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Selu. Seru (Crn). | Comb | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Yelu | To comb | (Mta) |
| Rennellese | Segu | Comb, to comb | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Seru | Comb | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Selu | Comb | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Selu | (of hair) Combed | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Selu | Comb | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Seru | Comb; long tail feathers of rooster and some other birds | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Seru | To comb | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Seru/uruu | Comb (mod.); (previously) sharpened stick used to tease out hair | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Helu | Comb | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Helu | Comb, preen | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Heloo | A comb; to comb | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Paa/heru/heru | Comb the hair | (Stn) |
| Waya | Seru/ti | Comb something (out) | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Seru | Comb (n,v) | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Selu-a | Peigne, se peigner, peigner, coiffer | (Hmn) |
34 entries found
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