Protoform: MAQU-A [PN] Hold, take, obtain, find
| Description: | Hold, take, obtain, find |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *maqu-a |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mau | Find, discover, become aware of | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Haka maʔu | Send | (Wbr) |
| Easter Island | Maʔu rima | Surprised, astonished Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Wbr) |
| Easter Island | Maʔu | Transport, carry, bring; fasten, support firmly; retain, contain. Carry, convey; hold (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| East Futuna | Maʔua | Recevoir, trouver; obligations, devoir, role | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Maʔu | Prendre, saisir, tenir, occuper, posséder, avoir.... | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Maʔua | Dette, obligation, être obligé | (Lch) |
| Emae | Maua | Find, get, obtain | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | M/mau | Find (vi) | (Clk) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maua | Find, find out, discover | (Clk) |
| Mangareva | Mau | Saisir, prendre, tenir | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Mau | Hold (in hand); catch | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Mo/mau (MQS), me/mau (MQN) | Tout objet en général, meubles, marchandises, instruments | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Mau | Tenir. Tenir solidement; hold tight (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Mau/a | Take | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Mau/rii, mau/ria | Take | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Mau | Catch, carry; cling, persist | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mau-ria (ki) | Take up, lay hold of v.t. | (Bgs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mau (i) | Lay hold of (stat.) | (Bgs) |
| Niuafoʔou | Maʔu | Get. Catch (fish) (Tmo). | (Dye) |
| Niue | Moua | Get, obtain; catch; possess, have; find | (Sph) |
| Niue | Mau | To be stopped, to be held; to marry | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Maua | Find | (Ray) |
| Nukumanu | M/mau | Catch (fish); be found (in a place) | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Maua | Obtain; caught, gotten; able to | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Mau | Get, obtain | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Mau | Lay hold of, seize | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Ma/mau | Gripping tightly | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Maua | Be able, succeed; get, find, obtain | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Mou | Catch hold of | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Mau | Keep, retain, grip tight, hold fast | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Maua | Get, obtain, acquire | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Mau | To have caught a fish when fishing with a line | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Mau | Saisir, tenir | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Maua | Find; catch, seize; be overcome | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Mau | Find, discover; catch, seize; be overcome | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Maua | Get, obtain, find, catch; receive, win | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maʔu | Catch up to; find; obtain, possess; comprehend | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mow | To obtain, to attain, to win, to catch; to overtake; obtained, secutre, safe, faithful | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Moʔua | Encumbered, busy, engaged, occupied; in debt; convicted, found guilty | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Mau | Hold firmly | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Mau | Grip tight, hold fast | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Maua | Get, find, have, possess | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mau | Come (pl); assemble (pl) Problematic | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Tangata no mo fana | Archer | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Mo/foe | To steer | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Mau, maua | Surprendre | (Hmn) |
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