Protoform: TUGU.2 [FJ] Hollow where water collects; natural cavity: *tu(g,m)u
| Description: | Hollow where water collects; natural cavity: *tu(g,m)u |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *4 Cf. PNCV *tugu 'pool' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Tumu | Eau stagnante (dans le creux des arbres) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Tumu | Trou creusé sur les troncs des cocotiers pour recueillir l'eau; cavité, creux; être troué, gâté | (Rch) |
| Niue | Tumu | Cavity in rocks, trees etc. where water collects | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Tumu | To adze out Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Tungu | Cleft in a rock or tree where rain water collects | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Tumugu [< tumu + ugu?] | Limestone cave with potable spring | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tumu | A hollow place in a tree where water lodges | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Tugu | A hollow dug out of the trunk of a coconut palm as a water receptacle | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tumu | Over-ripe and going bad at the centre (esp. of melons) | (Cwd) |
| Waya | Tugu | Residual pools of water in a dry creek or on a reef flat at low tide; hole cut in a tree to catch water for drinking | (Ply) |
| West Uvea | Tungu | Trou d'eau naturel, dans une roche | (Hmn) |
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