Takuu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
NP.TOKOLAU.* Tokorau North, northern, northerly (Mle)
NP.TOLA.1 Toro (of the penis) Become erect Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
PN.TOLI.2 Toli Plant vegetables in hard ground requiring a hole to be dug; plantation, area of planted crops, grove of trees (Mle)
FJ.TOLO.3 T(o)/toro Massage (Mle)
PN.TORO Tolo Sugarcane (Hwd)
NO.TOLOA.C Toroa. Taroa (Hdn). Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (Mle)
AN.TOLU Toru Three (Mle)
PN.TONA.1 Tona Yaws (Hwd)
FJ.TONU.1A Tonu Correct, right, proper; straight, level, even; straight (adv), in a straight line, directly (Mle)
CP.TONU.2 Tono Coral Cod or Leopard Cod (Plectropomus spp.) Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
NP.TOTI.1 Toti Lame, have a limp (Mle)
PN.TOTO.1 Toto Bleed (Hwd)
PN.TOTO.1 Ttoo Blood; thick, viscous sap of certain trees and plants; general term for discharge of blood through bodily orifices (including by menstruation) (Mle)
AN.TUQU.1 Tuu Stand, be standing; stand up (from sitting or reclining position); (of breasts) firm; (of hair or body hair) stand on end (Mle)
NP.TUQU.2 Tuu Belt (Mle)
PN.QUFI-QULU Uhouru, hoouru Hat, cap; to wear a hat Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
PN.TUQU.3A Tuu Cut, chop with an axe or knife, cut into cross-sections (Mle)
EO.TUQA.1A Tua Back (Hwd)
PN.TUQA.1C Tua Ocean side of an island (as opposed to the lagoon side) (Mle)
CP.TUAHI Tuai Wooden three-legged stool for grating coconut; coconut-grater commonly used as a stool itself (Mle)
OC.TUAI Tuai (of an object) Old, ancient; (at the same endeavour or location) for a long time (Mle)
CP.TUAKI Tuaki Stuff and cook (a turtle, fish, bird, etc.) (Mle)
PN.TUFUGA Tifuna Craftsman, skilled person (Hwd)
AN.TUUGI-A Tuunia Burn, burned (Mle)
AN.TUI Tui Pierce with a sharp object, pin pandanus leaves to a stick to construct thatch panels; pin, sharpened stick, wooden needle used to tie thatch panels to the rafters (Mle)
PN.TUKE.2 Tuke Corner, angle, edge, border, rim (Mle)
AN.TUKI.A Tuki Pound (taro, etc.); bag (copra) (Mle)
PN.TUKU.B Tuku Leave (something), place, put down; lay (an egg); set or lay (a trap or snare) (Mle)
PN.TUKUKU Tikkuu Various Damselfish of the genera Abudefduf and Pomacentrus Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
AN.TULI.1 T/turi Deaf (Mle)
FJ.TULI.2 Turi Small, black shore bird (kivi) with a white breast and protruding eyes, probably a Turnstone (Mle)
AN.TURI Turi Knee, whole of the knee joint (Mle)
AN.TULU.1 T/turu (of a house roof) Leak, drip (Mle)
NP.TULU-TULU.1 Turuturu House post (Mle)
AN.TUNA Tuna Moray Eel (Mle)
AN.TUNU Tunu Cook on hot coals, roast (Mle)
OC.TUPA Tupa Species of green edible land crab (Mle)
PN.TUPE.1 Tupe Various hard seeds (from seed pods) that drift to Takuu (Children thread them into necklaces.); operculum or cat’s eye of a llia shell (Mle)
AN.TUPU.A Tipu Grow up or into something, develop, emerge, appear; (of bread) rise (Mle)
OC.TUPUQA.A Tipua Category of visible spirit having no personal name, inhabiting the area east of the houses on Nukutoa Island (Mle)
OC.TUSI Tusi Stripe (Mle)
EC.TUU-TAQE.* Tuu tae Pile of feces Problematic (Hwd)
PN.-U Aa/u Second person singular possessive postposed pronoun, sg and pl, of yours (Mle)
PN.UQU Uu (pass. uu/tia) Bite; (of medicine applied to skin, spicy hot food, etc.) sting, burn (Mle)
MP.QUUQUU Uu Coconut Crab [Birgus latro] (Mle)
OC.UQA.1A Ua Neck (of a person, animal, bottle, etc.) (Mle)
MP.UE.A Ue Jiggle, shake about (Mle)
AN.QUFI.1 Ufi Yam (Hwd)
PN.QUFI.3 Ufi Cover up (Hwd)
PN.QUFU Ufu Fish sp. (Hwd)

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