Protoform: WEKU.1 [NP] Disarranged, dishevelled (of hair)
| Description: | Disarranged, dishevelled (of hair) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *weu.1 "disordered, in confusion" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Veku/veku | Ébouriffé, échevelé, mal peigne | (Gzl) |
| Easter Island | Veku/veku | To tangle; bird with entangled feathers (e.g. after falling into water), person with entangled hair | (Fts) |
| Marquesas | Veku(veku), veú | Embrouillé, ébouriffé, hérissés (cheveux, etc.); tout mouillé | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Vái-u | Wet | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Weku/weku | Tufted, in tufts | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Lau/veku/veku/a | Dishevelled, bedraggled; weak, exhausted | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Veku | Tufted end of a coconut | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Beku/beku | Flattened down, as hair in rain | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Ma/veʔu | Disarranged, disordered, of hair, clothes | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Sa/veʔu | In confusion, topsy-turvy; (fowl) having bristly feathers | (Mle) |
| Sikaiana | Veku/veku | To stir Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Veʔu/veʔu | Dégoûtant, répugnant, sale (se dit des personnes et des choses) | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Seku/seku | Dishevelled, disarranged in appearance, messy or untidy looking, unkempt Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Veku | (of cooked food) Shred; wring (one’s hands) with sand to remove an unpleasant smell; rinse (of clothes, but not the body) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Veku/veku | Dishevelled, uncombed (of hair) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Viku | Wet Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Veku | Frayed; hair of armpit | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Veku/veku | Bristly, dishevelled | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Veku/veku | Almost drowned by rain | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Vehka/vehka | Wet, moist; to rub the hair Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Ta/veku | Be drenched with rain | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Veku/veku, ve/xveku | To be almost drowned with rain | (Cpl) |
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