Takuu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FJ.TAFU.A | Tahu | Kindle a fire, light a fire, add wood to a fire | (Mle) |
| EP.TAFUQA | Tahua | The top of the beach, right under the trees, reached by the sea only at a very high tide Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| EO.TAHI.2 | Tai | The hard black core of some trees | (Mle) |
| PN.TAKAI | Takai | Wind, coil; rotate; turn with a circular motion; rotate, turn around by itself; roll of dried pandanus leaves | (Mle) |
| FJ.TAKAPE | Takape | Blue-lined Sea Perch Snapper [Lutjanus kasmira] | (Mle) |
| EO.TAKI.1 | Taki | Procession...move in procession | (Mle) |
| PN.TAKU.1 | Taku | (of a clan elder) Stand on the ritual arena and invoke ancestral protection for clan members from sickness and unfavourable weather conditions | (Mle) |
| MP.TAKUU | Takuu unamea | (obs.) Hatchet whose blade is made of turtle bone set into a wooden handle, used for scraping swamp taro | (Mle) |
| PN.TAGULU | Talluu | Rumble like thunder; sound of thunder, peal Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| FJ.TAMOLE | Tamore | Swamp-growing vine [Polygonum dichotomum], whose fragrant leaves are used as headpieces and as a perfume agent when added to heated oil | (Mle) |
| OC.TAGAFA | Tanaha | Fish sp., caught in the ocean | (Mle) |
| CP.TAGI.B | Tani | (of a bird or animal) Sing, cry, make characteristic vocal noises; (of a radio, etc.) play, be playing; (of an engine) whine or make some other characteristic noise | (Mle) |
| OC.TANIFA | Taniha | Shark sp. | (Mle) |
| OC.TAQO.2A | T/tao | Weigh down with rocks; crush under a weight; press down, apply pressure to certain points (as in performing a massage) | (Mle) |
| PN.TAAQOFI | Taaohi | Hold firmly, grab, clutch; adopt; hold, possess (e.g. certain traditional knowledge) | (Mle) |
| CE.PETU | Taa/petu | Thrash about, move one’s body vigorously Problematic | (Mle) |
| PN.TAPU-WAQE | Tapuae | High tide mark, usually visible by the line of small items of flotsam Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| SO.TAPU-VAQE | Tapuvae | Heel of the foot | (Hwd) |
| PN.TALA.4 | Tara | Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) | (Mle) |
| PN.TALA.4 | Tara hora | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | (Mle) |
| PN.TALA.4 | Tara moana | Sooty or Bridled Tern (Sterna sp.) (not usually seen close to Takuu) | (Mle) |
| AN.LATA.1 | Tara | Tame, domesticated Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.TALA.1 | Tara | Barb on a fishhook, spear, etc; thorn; spine(s) on the fin of a fish | (Mle) |
| EP.TAARARO | Taararo | Glance quickly at someone or something Problematic | (Mle) |
| PN.TALA-A-TUQA | Taraatua | Spiny dorsal fin of a fish, small fin(s) between the dorsal and caudal fins of some fish | (Mle) |
| SO.TALAFA | Taraha | Whisker, beard (of a person); whiskers of a cat, dugong, etc; barbels of certain fish such as goatfish | (Mle) |
| PN.TALE | Tare | Cough (n,v) | (Mle) |
| AN.TALI.3A | Tari | Soft interior surface of the stem of a coconut frond or other cordage used for stringing fish | (Mle) |
| CP.TALO.2 | Taro | Speak forcefully, order | (Mle) |
| EC.TURUMA | Taaruma | Burial mound, top surface of a grave Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| NP.TASI.1 | Tasi | One, once; together, at the same time, alike; one time only, occasionally | (Mle) |
| PN.TAU.8 | Tau | Verse or division of a song; sing a verse | (Mle) |
| CP.TAU.6 | Tau | Prow cover on an ancient canoe | (Hwd) |
| CP.TAU.6 | T/tau | (obs.) Bow board of ancient canoe; decorated upper bow section | (Hwd) |
| PN.TOOUA | Taua | Egg yolk; turmeric in paste form Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.TAUMAFA | Taumaha | Ward off sickness; cluster of five dry coconuts used as part of preventative measures against injury or sickness | (Mle) |
| PN.TARA | Tau/tara | Eave (of a house); longitudinal struts on which the thatch panels rest; end of a house. | (Mle) |
| NP.TUQU.2 | Tau/tuu | Woven belt or something functioning as a belt | (Mle) |
| NP.TEE-FEA | Teehea, teehee | Where? | (Mle) |
| PN.TEKI.2 | T/teki | Throb, twitch, shiver; tug, jerk, dislocate; set teeth on edge | (Mle) |
| PN.TERE.A | Tere | (of a canoe or ship or its occupants) Sail, travel over water; (of a car or other land vehicle or its occupants) go, drive; (of fish) run as a school | (Mle) |
| PN.TETE | Tete | (of body) Shake | (Mle) |
| CE.TII.4 | T/tii | Force something through a small opening Problematic | (Mle) |
| PN.TITI.2 | Ttii aronaa | (obs.) Strips of fibre formerly used to make net cordage Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| PN.TIQAKI | Tiiake | Leave something behind, abandon, quit; leave, drop; let, allow, permit Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.TIFA.2 | Tiha/tiha | (of bird) Glide through the air, soar | (Mle) |
| PN.TUFUGA | Tihuna | Craftsman, skilled person, canoe builder, house builder Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| EC.TIKE.1B | T/tike | (of a smell, steam, etc.) Diffuse through the air, spread, rise Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| OC.TIKA.A | Tika | (obs.) Javelin used for sporting purposes | (Mle) |
| MP.TIRO | Tilo/tilo | (obs.) Divining stick made from a coconut leaf Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
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