Protoform: MAASINA [PN] Moon
| Description: | Moon |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *sinaR "shine; (?) sun" (LPO II:157). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Maaina | Moon, month; snail operculum Problematic | (Yen) |
| Easter Island | Maahina | Moon, month | (Fts) |
| East Futuna | Maasina | Moon, month | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Maahina | Moon | (Rch) |
| Emae | Maasina | Moon | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Mahina | Moon | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mahina | Moon | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maahina | Bright, light of the moon | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Maasiŋa | Reflection of light, moonlight | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Maʔina | Lune, lueur de la lune; lumière | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Maʔina/tea | Lumière, clarté d'un flambeau, d'un feu; être éclairé; intelligent | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Mahina, Ma(a)hina (MQS) (Atl). | Moon. Lune, mois (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maahina | Moon | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Mahina | Moon | (Gry) |
| Niue | Mahina | Moon, month; button | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Maahina | Light (n); shine, shiny | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Masina | Moon | (Ray) |
| Nukumanu | Maahina | Light (n); be bright, give light; sun | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | Haka/maahina | Light up, illuminate (vt) | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Maa-sina | Moon | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Maayina | Moon (archaic) | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Maaina, maayina (arch.) | Moon | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Maʔina | The moon | (Sks) |
| Rennellese | Maa-sina | Moon, month | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Maa-sina | Moon, month | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Maasina | (of moon, fire, flashlight) Shine; (of water) clear but whitish; illuminated area | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Maahina | Moon, month | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maahina | Moon | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mahina | The moon, moonlight, a lunar month | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Hina | Moon | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Masina | Moon | (Fny) |
| West Uvea | Masina | Lune; mois | (Hmn) |
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