Protoform: SUA.2 [MP] Lever up, as soil with stick when weeding; root, as pigs
| Description: | Lever up, as soil with stick when weeding; root, as pigs |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. SO *sue.2 "uncover, root up, remove earth", EP *suaki "open up, as a grave, an earth-oven; disinter", PN *suo 'cultivation implement' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tu/tua | To weed | (Fbg) |
| Emae | Sua-fia | Clear bush | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | S/sua | To root (of pigs) | (Clk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hua-ia | A lever; raise with a lever | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Sua | Root up soil | (Crl) |
| Rotuman | Sua | Stir | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Sua | To grub up, to plough (as the soil); to gore, as a boar or bull; to tack a ship (pass. sua-tia) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Suua | Clear away brush-wood, weeds | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hua | Lever up, dig up, eradicate; charge (someone) with head and shoulders | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hua-ʔi | Root in earth (of pigs), turn over, lift | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Hooa-ky. Hoóö-ky. Hoóo-ky. | Gluttony. Greedy, gluttonous. Ravenous after food, greedy. | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Hua | Scratch (as a hen), clean up one's land, weed | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Sua | Stick for husking coconuts | (Jsn) |
| Waya | Sua/ki | Stab something, husk something | (Ply) |
| West Uvea | Sua-fia | Cultiver | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Sua | Instrument à travailler la terre (1860) | (Hmn) |
16 entries found
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