Protoform: TAA-PEE [CE] Cause to ripen or decay
| Description: | Cause to ripen or decay |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *peqe "over-ripe" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrhyn | Taapee | To ferment (vt) | (Sta) |
| Rapa | Tape | To cause to ripen, as bananas underground | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Taapee | Cause to rot or decay; rot sth. down, ret (fibres); bring a boil to head by poulticing | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Kaapee | Faire mûrir, faire fermenter (les sauces fermentées) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Taapee | To employ means to soften fruit | (Stn) |
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