Protoform: SINU-SINU [PN] Oily, shiny
| Description: | Oily, shiny |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *sinu.1 "oil, grease" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Sinusinu | Graisseux, plein de gras | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Sinusinu | Oil | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Hunihuni | Huileux | (Btn) |
| Hawaiian | Hinuhinu | Bright, glossy, shining, lustrous...splendid | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/hinuhinu | Glossy | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Sunusunu | Oily | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Yinuyinu | Oily | (Mta) |
| Pukapuka | Yiyinu | Polished, shiny, smooth, without spots or roughness. Even, straight, with uniform tension (of plaiting) (Bge). | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Hinuhinu | Oily, greasy; shiny; bright, lustrous; splendid, magnificent | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔInuʔinu | Greasy, oily, fatty; gorgeous, glorious | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Sinu(sinu) | Greasy, fat, rich; shiny dark or blue, as tattooing, the dark oily fruits of geemugi , or a flat calm sea | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | Sinu(sinu) | Greasy, fat, rich | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Hinuhinu | Lisse, luisant. Bright, glossy, glistering (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tongan | Huni(huni) | Having oil (or grease or fat or dripping) floating on the top; good to read or see or listen to, racy, interesting | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Hinuhinu | Oily, greasy | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Sinu | To gleam, glow | (Cpl) |
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