Protoform: SULU.1A [MP] Insert (as in weaving, thatching), pierce
| Description: | Insert (as in weaving, thatching), pierce |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *koo-suru "spear, kill" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Turu/turu | Sprigs of attractive or aromatic leaves stuck in back of one's waistcloth to adorn oneself at dance or ceremony | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Uru | To roof (replace rotted leaves on roof of house) | (Fbg) |
| Bugotu | Chuchuru | Prick, stick into | (Ivs) |
| Fijian | Suru/ya | Repair a mat | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Su/sulu | Dig pupu'u (taro sp.) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Uru | To repair a mat by weaving or patching pieces in | (Tgr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Huru | Additional separate leaflets added to plaiting | (Bck) |
| New Zealand Maori | Huru-a | Gird on (as a belt) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Hu/hulu | Thrust, push | (Sph) |
| Niue | Hulu/hulu | Mend (as a mat) | (McE) |
| Niue | Hulu | Put something in or on something [ex. flowers in vase] | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Suru | To insert ; to decorate; add-on decoration; long iron needle used for mending or adding decorational material to a basket, mat or hat | (Rmn) |
| Pukapuka | Yulu | Finishing off plaiting-edge by use of a "needle"; to place in, fasten in ; insert | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Sugu | Insert, as a flower in hair, a stick in thatch | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Sulu | Insert, tuck in, sheathe thrust into | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Sulu | Set, of the sun Problematic | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Suru | Stow away, sheath; a sheath | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Suru/suru | Personal decoration of spray of leaves worn in girdle at back, esp. in dancing, and by males | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hu/hulu | Insert, put in | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hulu | To repair a mat, by tucking in loose ends; fix loin-cloth by tucking end in at waist; | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Hulu | To pierce | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Hu/hulu/ | To weave mats | (Rby) |
| Waya | Curu | Be bagged, put into a bag or basket with the top fastened | (Ply) |
| West Uvea | He/hulu | S'enfoncer dans | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Hulu | Passer par l'ouverture pratiqué pour le passage, donc le plus souvent: entrer (hulu giloto), mais parfois sortir (hulu gifafo); (animés) se noyer, (astres) se coucher | (Hmn) |
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