Takuu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
EC.FAKA-SANI Kaasani Coconuts of any growth stage when tied in pairs; tear a strip from the husk of a dry coconut in order to tie it to another.... (Mle)
OC.KATAFA.A Kataha Great Frigatebird (Fregata spp.) (Mle)
SO.KAATOA.* Kaatoa All, full, complete; (in counting) ten (Mle)
PN.TONA.1 Kaa/tona Sucker on the tentacle of an octopus (Mle)
PN.AQU K/au (adult to child) Come! Come here! (Mle)
PN.KAU.4 Kau Umbilical cord; loop of fishing line tied to the base of a tuna fishing pole to which the hooks of the several fishing lines are attached when not in use (Mle)
PN.KAU.5 Kau/manava Sides of the waist; sides of a canoe (Mle)
PN.KAU-HAGA Kauana Fold at the top of one's legs when sitting; lap, pubic area (Mle)
PN.LOHOLOHO Kaua/roro, kauo/roro Mature stalk of coconut (Mle)
PN.KAU-I Kaauii Tie or attach by means of a continuous series of knots, as when attaching a sail or net to its supporting poles or when tying up a long bundle (Mle)
PN.KAU-QULI Kaukau uri Tree sp. having black wood that drifts to Takuu and is used for carving canoes (Mle)
PN.KAU-NA Kauna/ki (To send) summons, message for people to come (Mle)
FJ.KAUTE Kaute Hibiscus rosa-siniensis (Mle)
CP.KAWA.3 Kava Second growth stage of the barracuda (Mle)
PN.KAU-I Kaavii Attach a hand-net to its frame (Mle)
PN.KEFU Kehu Albino (Mle)
EC.ANE.B Ane Seaweed sp. which causes itching when touched; stinging coral (Millepora platyphylla) (Mle)
PN.KEFU K/kehu Grey-brown; (of vision) indistinct, blurred (Mle)
MP.KEMO K/kemo (of one's eyes) Blink; (of lightning) flash (Mle)
PN.KENU K(k)enu Disturb or mess up the ground (Mle)
EO.KETE.A Kete Basket (Mle)
MP.QETI K/keti Peel of the husk or bark (e.g. of coconut, sugarcane) with one's teeth Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
PN.KEU.1 Keu Twist one's body around (as in struggling to get free), hit something with one's shoulder or elbow (Mle)
OC.KI.2 Ki With (an instrument), using (Mle)
PN.KIA.1A Ki In order to, to; indicates a recommended or expected course of action: should (Mle)
SO.FAKA-KII.* Hakkii Larynx, Adam's apple; make a sound from the throat (Mle)
PN.KIKII Kkii (of one's ear) Ring, buzz (because of the people making noise nearby) (Mle)
PN.RAA (Ki)laa, raa There, yonder (further from the speaker than kinaa) (Mle)
AN.KIKILA Kkila Shine, glisten, be oily, covered with oil (as hands after eating fried food) (Mle)
SO.KIMOA Kimoa Rat (from Nukuria) Borrowed (Mle)
EO.KINA.1 Kina Sea worm (echiurid or sipunculid) used for food or bait; (of sea cucumber, worm etc.) become thin an elongated Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
OC.KINI.1 K/kini Sting, pinch, bite (of insect), secure something with a knot (Mle)
SO.KINI.2B K/kini (of the sun) Intense, very hot; have a bitter taste, pungent smell Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
PN.KIO-KIO Kiokio Bonefish (Albula vulpes) (Mle)
NP.KIOLE Kiore Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans) (Mle)
AN.KILI.1 Kiri Skin, animal hide, bark, external surface; skin disease (Mle)
OC.KILI-KILI Kirikiri Surface, gravel flooring (Mle)
EO.KALISI.1A Kirisi Lizard with long stripes on its back Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
AN.KITE Kite See, understand (Mle)
SO.KIVA Kiva Mythical 'diamond' with which the spirit ancestor Rapi created the well on Takuu island named after him (Mle)
PN.KIWA.1 K/kiva Shiny, glossy, reflect light, sparkle Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
PN.KIWI.2 Kivi Blind in one eye; (of one's eye or eyes) permanently half-closed and partially blind (Mle)
FJ.KO.1 Ko Pre-basic particle, used mostly in utterance-initial position and having several functions (Mle)
FJ.KOFE.A (Sa)kohe Shrub (Miscanthus floridulus), a swamp-growing indigenous bamboo... (Mle)
OC.KOFU.2 Kohu Emit smoke or steam...(of smoke) billow out; smoke, steam...column of a waterspout (Mle)
OC.KOFU.2 K/kohu (of the sea) Dirty, full of sediment, murky (Mle)
EO.KOKA Koka Tree sp. (Glochidion ?ramiflorum) (Mle)
NP.KONA.2 Kona Burp and partially regurgitate one's food (Mle)
RO.KONA.1 Kona Male urethra (Mle)
NP.KONA.2 K/kona Have food stuck in one's throat (or the feeling thereof), have heartburn; belch up a bitter gastric fluid, belch, hiccough (Mle)

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