Protoform: TULU.2 [MP] Post, staff, prop, support
| Description: | Post, staff, prop, support |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> NP *tulu-tulu "house post, wall post", *tulu-ki "support (n)", TA *tau-turu "support, help" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Turu | To stay, to prop | (Chl) |
| Easter Island | Turu/a | Headrest (e.g. rock, roll of cloth, etc., but not a bedpillow) | (Wbr) |
| Fijian | Dulu | Prop; kind of canoe mast | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kulu | Timber used in a house, as sticks, posts | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Ku/kulu ama | Cross beams on outrigger | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ku/kulu hale | Supporting beams under house | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Turu | Rod, staff, support; to support, prop up. Baguette, canne, pied d'un meuble; soutenir quelqu'un de ses conseils; soutenir quelqu'un en maladie; protéger, aider, appuyer; second en rang, aide. S'adosser; lean against (Atl). | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Turu/a | Oreiller | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Turu | Post, pole, upright | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Turu/turu | Short post or peg connecting the outrigger float to the outrigger boom of canoe | (Sta) |
| Rapa | A/turu | Studs for side-wall of house | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Turu | Prop, strut, brace | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Turu | Soutien, appui; soutenir quelque chose, supporter; soutenir quelqu'un, prendre le parti de...; un partisan, un supporter d'une équipe. A prop, side post of a house;any support or help, assistance; to prop, or render support in any way (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Turu | To hold, prop up; a stay | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Turi (fare) | A corner (of house) | (Cpl) |
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