Protoform: WEU.1 [CE] A fringe on material
| Description: | A fringe on material |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note. The earlier entry included meanings like "disordered"as cognate. These are now considered to form a separate etymon *weu.2 . |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Veuveu | To fringe, make a fringe on material Problematic | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | Veu | Roots of certain plants (kuumara, yam) Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Weu/weu | Fluffy; bushy or fuzzy (as a beard); herbage, grass, greenery | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Veu/veu | Herbe (terme générique) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Veu | Bout, extrémité des feuilles de cocotier | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Weu | Fibre, rootlet; single hair; tuft of hair used ritually | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Veu | Tassel-decoration, loose ends for fans and hats | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Veu/veu | An end that sticks out of plaiting | (Mta) |
| Rennellese | Beu | To bend down, as a banana bunch Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Veu | Downy hair, a woolly kind of hair, a sort of fringe on the border of a garment; the downy hair of a dog; to have a downy or shaggy border | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Veu/veu | Bord effrangé d'un tissu | (Lmt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ve/veu | Torn edge of something, worn out piece or rand [sic] of something Problematic | (Hvn) |
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