Protoform: TIMU.2 [TA] Contract (of muscles); withdraw: *t(i,u)mu
| Description: | Contract (of muscles); withdraw: *t(i,u)mu |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to TA: Tahitic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tumu-tumu "Top, tip, summit". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | Timu/timu | Clap hands Problematic | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Tai timu | Ebb tide | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Ka tumu i tai | High tide | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Timu | To ebb (of the tide); involuntary contraction of muscles | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Timu/timu | (Pudenda muliebria) ; ? clitoris, ? vaginal sphincter | (Bgs) |
| Penrhyn | Tumu/tumu | Muscles | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Timutimu | Tip, top, uppermost part Problematic | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Kere/tumu | Falling tide | (Sks) |
| Tahitian | Timu/i | To lock or turn a key; a key Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Timu | To recoil, withdraw, move backwards; contract, as muscles of anus, vagina | (Stn) |
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