Protoform: SIKO [MP] Catch, lay hold of
| Description: | Catch, lay hold of |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *hiko-fi 'oven tongs' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Iko(iko) | Roll up string; transfer string figure to another person's hands. Problematic | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Siko | Coil a line | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Hiko | Juggle, gather up | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Hiko | To snitch, snatch away, pilfer | (Kvt) |
| Easter Island | Hiko/hiko | Snatch | (Fts) |
| Emae | Siko/fia | Catch in midair | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Ciqo-ma | Catch, lay hold on, chiefly of things thrown | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Siko-fia | Catch in the hands | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Siʔo | Catch, lay hold of | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔIko | Enlever | (Jnu) |
| Mangareva | Ko/ʔiko | Petit poche mise au bout d'une perche pour cueillir des fruits; cueillir des fruits de cette manière | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Hiko | Oter, enlever, arracher, prendre de force; ravir, dérober, priver de; extraire | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Pa/héko | A small hand net to take up fish | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Pa/hiko (MQN), pa/fiʔo (MQS) | Petit filet au bout d'une perche, pour cueillir les fruits, ou prendre des poissons. Pêcher (à l'épuisette); to fish with a dipnet (filet pour attraper le poisson-volant; net to catch flying-fish) (Atl). Problematic | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hiko | Snatch | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Siho | Fangen | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Hiko | Grab, get | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Sigo | Catch (a ball) | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Liko | Take, grasp, seize Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Siko | Catch (as a ball); wave, toss, throw, coil | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Hiko | Juggle, catch balls Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Sikaiana | Siko | To catch a ball | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Siko | Catch | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Siko | Gather cord for manipulation; coil fishline or other cord; catch (mod.) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hiko | Wind or pull in, of a line | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hiko | Juggle, gather up | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Hico | To take up any thing that has been collected together; to tuck up, as one's dress; the name of a gamedress | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Hiko | Catch, juggle, lift cooked food from fire or oven | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Iko/hia | Catch | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Siko/fia | Catch | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Siko (ina) | Bâton pour reprendre le filet jeté; reprendre le filet Borrowed | (Hmn) |
31 entries found
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