Takuu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.KOWI.B | Kovi | A man who does not know how to fish | (Hwd) |
| PN.KOWI.B | Kovi | Any insect which typically remains inside a house; by extension, a man habitually staying indoors instead of working | (Mle) |
| AN.-KU.1 | Aa/ku | First person singular possessive postposed pronoun, sg and pl, of mine | (Mle) |
| NP.KU.2 | Ku | Future tense or stative marker | (Mle) |
| EC.KUA.2 | Kua | So-called ‘money cord’ made by women from tiny coconut shell discs threaded into one-metre lengths | (Mle) |
| XO.KUGA | Kuna/aroto | Midsectional piece of a trunk of a tree... | (Mle) |
| EP.KUKU.1B | Kkuu | Fishing technique (A single line is dropped beyond the reef...sinker at the bottom and several hooks attached above on wooden spacers. The principal fish caught by this method is *paru*.) Problematic | (Mle) |
| OC.KULAPO | Kurapo | Fish sp., prob. Sea-bream (Gymnocranius sp.) | (Mle) |
| AN.KULO | Kuro | Tank, drum, any large container for storing liquids | (Mle) |
| MP.KULU.1 | Kuru | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) | (Mle) |
| EO.KUMETE | Kamete | Wooden bowl | (Hwd) |
| EO.KUMETE | Kamete, kumete | Wooden food bowl; constellation: four stars within Delphinus... | (Mle) |
| PN.KUMI.1 | Se/kumi | Unit of lineal measure: ten fathoms | (Mle) |
| MP.KUMI.3A | K/kumi | Squeeze, pinch the nose (e.g. while underwater), clench the fist, express liquid | (Mle) |
| NO.KUNU | Kunu | Adult stage of an edible clam which burrows into the reef (Tridacna maxima, T. crocea) | (Mle) |
| OC.KUPEGA | Kupena | Net (generic) | (Mle) |
| NO.KUPU.2 | Kipu | South, direction of the south wind | (Mle) |
| NO.KUPU.2 | Sau/puku, sou/puku | South, south wind [= kipu] Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| AN.KUTU.1 | Kutu | Louse, flea; have head lice, contain fleas | (Mle) |
| XO.KUTU.2 | K/kutu | Close together, in a group | (Mle) |
| XO.KUTU.2 | Hak/kutu | Bring close together, gather; (of people) assemble, congregate... | (Mle) |
| AN.LAA.1 | Laa, raa | Sail of an ancient canoe | (Mle) |
| PN.LAAKEI | Laakei, raakei | Flower, ornament, the formal adornment of the ariki... | (Mle) |
| SO.LAA-LAA | Laaraa | Fixed dorsal fin of sharks, whales, porpoises and all large fish | (Mle) |
| SO.LAA-NUI | Naanui | Very big Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| SO.LAA-NUI | Haka/naanui | Receive a complex and especially significant ritual... Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.LAA-TOU | Laatou, raatou | Third person plural independent pronoun: they, them | (Mle) |
| NP.LAA-UA | Laaua, raaua | Third person dual independent pronoun: they, them (two) | (Mle) |
| OC.LAFA | Laha | Ringworm | (Mle) |
| MP.LAFA-LAFA | Llaha | Broad, wide | (Mle) |
| PN.LAFI.2 | L/lahi | Pass by close to someone | (Mle) |
| XW.LAFU.3 | Lahu/tia | Sick from eating bad food; rash appearing on skin after eating food to which one is allergic | (Mle) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | Lana, rana | Float, be afloat, buoyant, riding high in the water | (Mle) |
| PN.LAGA.2 | L/lana | Weave, plait (floor mats, wall panels) | (Mle) |
| EC.LAGAI | Laanai | Deck of a two-hulled canoe or catamaran, raft; floating bier on which the ariki's body was formerly walked across the lagoon... | (Mle) |
| OC.LAGI.1 | Lani, rani | Song type with two voice parts... | (Mle) |
| AN.LAGI.2 | Lani, rani | Sky, weather, approaching rainstorm; residence of spirits | (Mle) |
| PN.LAGI.5 | Lani/tia | Receive something when things are divided or distributed; not be left out, but included in a group | (Mle) |
| AN.LAGO.1 | Lano, rano | Generic term for the fly | (Mle) |
| OC.LAGO.2 | Lano | Roller for a canoe; head-rest, pillow | (Mle) |
| OC.LAGO.2 | L/lano | Support (one's head); support a heavy weight; anything used as a pillow; support under a canoe... | (Mle) |
| MP.LAI | Lai, rai | Leatherskin (Scomberoides sp.) | (Mle) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | L/laka, raka | Pass or step above something without touching | (Mle) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Raka, laka | Go past, pass over | (Mle) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Laka | (of a woman) Beautiful, or skilful at making something Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| OC.LAKI | Raki, laki | Direction or season of west winds | (Mle) |
| NP.LAKIA | Lakia, rakia | Black Noddy (Anous minutus) | (Mle) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Lara | Tree sp. (?Vitex trifolia)... | (Mle) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Rara | Plant sp. whose leaves and flowers are worn as amulets by men fishing for tuna, and as body decoration by men and women when dancing | (Mle) |
| EO.LALAFI | Llahi | Fish sp., possibly Green Wrasse (Notolabrus inscriptus) | (Mle) |
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