Protoform: MAHU.A [OC] Be abundant, plentiful (of food)

Description: Be abundant, plentiful (of food)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic
Notes:

*3 PEO *mazu "sated" (Gty. 1983).
*4 POC *mansuR "abundance, replete" (Fwt. 1983).
*41 POC *masuR "satiatiated, full (of the stomach after eating); fertile, bring forth plentifully, abundance of food" (ACD), 'sated with food or drink' (LPO V:256)
*45 PEMP *masuR/mosuR "satiated" (Bst.1978).
*7 PBN *mathu "be sated" (Lvy. 1979).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Mau Abundant (Fts)
East Futuna Mau Have abundance of (especially vegetable) food (Bgs)
East Futuna Mou Avoir beaucoup; être en abondance (Mfr)
Emae Masu Abundance of fruit Problematic (Cpl)
Ifira-Mele Mau Plenty of food (Clk)
Marquesas Mou (ki) A feast (Crk)
Marquesas Mau Festin, repas. Grand repas, festin avec beaucoup d'invités (Lch). (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Mau Food products (Wms)
Niue Muhu (with following noun) Abundant in, have plenty of (what is denoted by the noun) (Sph)
Niue Mahu Abundance of food, to be abundant (Sph)
Rarotongan Mau Time of plenty (Bse)
Samoan Mau Have an abundance of food (Prt)
Tikopia Mau Produce of the earth (Fth)
Tokelau Mau Abundance of food (Sma)
Tongan Mohu Well supplied, to be (Cwd)
Tongan Mahu Abundance, abundant, productive (Cwd)
Tuamotu Mau Abundance (?), a sustainer (Stn)
Tuvalu Mau Season when tree is with fruit (Rby)
Waya Masu Make a humble request or supplication; pray Uncertain Semantic Connection (Ply)
West Futuna Mau Plentiful (of food) (Cpl)

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