Protoform: PEQE [OC] Over-ripe, soft (of breadfruit)

Description: Over-ripe, soft (of breadfruit)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic
Notes:

*0 >> PN *faka-peqe, CE *koo-pee, *taa-pee "cause to ripen or decay"
*1 Cf. PN *peqesi.A 'throw down, fall on'
*4 POC *(m)peq(a,e) "overripe" (Fwt. 1983).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Peʔepeʔe Tired, worn out (Fts)
East Futuna Peʔe Overripe, soft (refers to breadfruit) (Mfr)
East Uvea Peʔe Rotten (of breadfruit) (Rch)
Emae Pee Soft-ripe, of breadfruit (Cpl)
Fijian Ve/a Overripe, soft (of breadfruit) (Cpl)
Hawaiian Pee(pee) Crushed, flattened; humble, low, modest (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Pee Very ripe (of breadfruit) (Clk)
Luangiua Ha/pee, hap/pee Bronx cheer (with mouth) Problematic (Smd)
Luangiua Ke/pe Sores on anus (Smd)
Luangiua Pee/pee Fart Problematic (Smd)
Mangareva Pee Macerated; beginning to stink (of fish) (Tgr)
Mangareva Pee/pee Introduire des morceaux de lard dans la chair de poisson, dans la viande (Rch)
Marquesas Pei, peipéi Rotten, bad (Crk)
Marquesas Pe, pe/pe. Pee (Mtu). Rotten. De mauvaise qualité, usé, hors de service, gâté, inconvenant, honteux, fâcheux, indécent, mauvais, déshonnête (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Hana pe (MQS) Abîmer, spoil; malmener, maul (Chf)
Marquesas Pee (MQS) Méchant; nasty, malicious (Chf)
Marquesas Pe Trop mûr; overripe (Chf)
Moriori Pe Rotten, wet (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Pee Roe of Haliotis (Bgs)
New Zealand Maori Pee(pee) Soft, crushed (Wms)
Niue Pee/pee To be smudgy, to have food on the face (due to untidy eating habits) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
Nuguria (P)pee Fart Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dvl)
Penrhyn Pee Crushed; rotten but not smelling bad yet; ripe and about to suppurate; weak, lazy (Sta)
Pukapuka Pee Pus ; ooze (Mta)
Rapa Pe Ripe (Sks)
Rapa Pee Soft rot of taro (MCl)
Rarotongan Pee Rotten decayed; overripe, soft, easily crushed (Bse)
Rennellese Peʔe Be ripe, of breadfruit (Ebt)
Samoan Pee Over-ripe, soft, easily crushed. Die, dead (of animals) (Mnr). (Prt)
Tahitian Pee Mûr, mou ('uru, fē’ī, vī, mai’a, ‘ī’ītā, ‘ānani, tāporo), pourri (taro, 'umara, viande...) (Lmt)
Tahitian Pe Decayed, rotten, worn out; ripe, applied to plantains and other fruit (Dvs)
Takuu Pee Break wind, fart (esp. audibly) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
Tokelau Pee Rotten, over-ripe breadfruit (Sma)
Tongan Peʔe Overripe, soft (of breadfruit) (Cwd)
Tuamotu Pee Overripe (Stn)
Tuamotu Pee/pee Crushed (Stn)
Tupuaki Pe Ripe (Atn)
Tuvalu Peepee Overripe (Rby)
Waya Bee Bait for fishing Problematic (Ply)
West Futuna Pe Ripe breadfruit (Dty)

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