Protoform: TAUPE [PN] Hang, droop, bend down: *(ta(a))upe
| Description: | Hang, droop, bend down: *(ta(a))upe |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tau.5 ? |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Taupe | Adorar ; reverenciar | (Cnt) |
| Hawaiian | Kaupee | Humble, timid and cringing, crushed; to walk in a feeble, wobbly manner, as a sick or aged person Problematic | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ube | To swing (hammock) | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Taupe | Faire courber, fléchir qn. | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Taupe/upe | Faire fléchir (se dit de la branche d'un arbre chargé de fruits qui la font fléchir) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Taupe | Tomber sur, couvrir [ex. hair falling over eyes]. Se dit des cheveux en désordre qui tombent sur les yeux (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taaupe | Bend down; bending, stooping; not rigid, yielding, weak; hunchback | (Wms) |
| Niue | Tahufe, talufe | To dangle, to hang down Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Rarotongan | Taupe | Droop; eaves | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Taaupe | Bend something over, cause it to droop | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Upe | Droop Problematic | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Taaupe | To swing | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Taupe | To bow down, applied to the head | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Taupe | Droop, wilt, hang down | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Taaupe | Hang, swing | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Taaupe | Hang down, dangle | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Taaupe | Lean over (as a tree); slump, droop, fail; become feeble or weak | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Taupe | To be slack, pliant. Détendue (ficelle) (Rve). | (Dty) |
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