Protoform: VELE [TO] Avid, eager, greedy: *vele(vele)
| Description: | Avid, eager, greedy: *vele(vele) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to TO: TO |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *wala.1 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | (Ve(le))vele | Désirer, souhaiter, avoir envie de Borrowed | (Rch) |
| Niue | Velevele | To be in desperate need of something | (Sph) |
| Niue | Velevele/mena | Covetous, greedy | (Sph) |
| Tongan | Vele | To tempt or entice, to do something tempting or enticing | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Veelevele | To be anxious (to do or get something), avid, eager, agog | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Vevele | To be unable to restrain one's eagerness, to be over-eager | (Cwd) |
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