Protoform: TALA-WAI. [PN] Juice, liquid medicine

Description: Juice, liquid medicine
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 PPN *talawai "juice, sap" (Rby.1980).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Limu-kala-wai Pond scum; filamentous, free-floating fresh-water algae (Pki)
New Zealand Maori Tarawai Juice, sap of a tree (Wms)
Rarotongan Taraavai Liquid, diluted, melted; fearful, anxious, disheartened (Bse)
Samoan Talavai Ask for or dispense medicine Problematic (Prt)
Tahitian Taravai Liquid, diluted with water, thin as paste; to be discouraged by fear, the heart become weak as water (Dvs)
Tongan Tala vai Ask for medicine Problematic (Cwd)
Tuvalu Fale /talavai/ Dispensary Problematic (Rby)

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