Takuu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
AN.TUUGI-A Tuunia Burn, burned (Mle)
EC.TUU-TAQE.* Tuu tae Pile of feces Problematic (Hwd)
EC.TUU-TAQE.* Tuutae Ink of an octopus or cuttlefish, sepia (Mle)
PN.-U Aa/u Second person singular possessive postposed pronoun, sg and pl, of yours (Mle)
PN.UA.3 Ua Agree on a course of action (Mle)
PN.UA.3 Uee Yes Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
PN.UALOLO Ualloo (of a large group of people, animals, etc.) Go or come quickly to or from a place (Mle)
XO.UA-LOTO Uaaroto Centre section, area in the middle; ritual name for a location inside the ariki’s house (Mle)
MP.UE.A Ue Jiggle, shake about (Mle)
SO.UFU.2 Uhu Untie (a knot), undo, unfasten; remove something that has been thrust into something else; make a slip-knot (Mle)
PN.UGA Una Tell someone to do something, order, invite (Mle)
PN.UGA He/una To work; work, job, task, occupation (Mle)
OC.UKA.A Uka General term for rope, string, thread, fishing line, wire (Mle)
XO.UKA.B Uka Vein, artery, blood vessel, pulse (Mle)
EC.UKAU Ukau Pus, phlegm (Mle)
PN.UKU Uuku/i Rub one’s back with a towel, rub against a vertical surface to relieve an itch (Mle)
EO.ULA.1A Ura Burn with an open flame, be burning; flare (as on a ship), meteorite, shooting star, lightning bolt, skyrocket (Mle)
RO.ULE Ure Penis (Mle)
EC.ULU-GI Uru/uru Large steering paddle used when a canoe is racing. (Mle)
OC.UMA.A Uma Breast of a bird; breast meat (Mle)
PN.UMA.B Umo/oma, uma/uma Scapula, shoulder-blade (Mle)
NP.UMELE Sua/mere A type of dance (Hwd)
SO.UMI Umi To taste, touch something to the lips (Mle)
AN.UNU.1 Unu/hia Remove [exs bird's feathers; cigarette from packet] (Mle)
PN.UNU.3 Unu Drink (Mle)
NO.UNU.4 A/unu Constellation: at least five stars in Taurus forming a V-shape (Mle)
NO.UPU.* Upu Semi-spherical object such as half coconut shell, cup, basin, rat-guard (Mle)
OC.UQA.1A Ua Neck (of a person, animal, bottle, etc.) (Mle)
PN.UQU Uu (pass. uu/tia) Bite; (of medicine applied to skin, spicy hot food, etc.) sting, burn (Mle)
MP.USO.1A Uso Soft innermost core of a tree, pith (Mle)
MP.USO.1B Uso Umbilical cord, navel (Mle)
MP.UTA Uta A boat’s complement (cargo or passengers); board (a vessel), load (cargo onto a vessel) (Mle)
OC.UTO Uto Net float (Mle)
FJ.UTUA Utua Land normally under sea but exposed by low tide (Hwd)
FJ.UTUA Utua A tidal flat between the islands and in the lagoon offshore from Nukutoa, partially uncovered by low tide; Te Utua is also a location on Takuu Island (Mle)
PN.UU Uu Fit flush together, be joined evenly Problematic (Mle)
XO.VAQE-LAGI Vaelani Horizon (Mle)
XO.VELO Velo/velo Fish sp., similar to a mataere, not often caught. Poss? a Coral Cod (Mle)
XO.VILI.1 V/viri (of a male) Masturbate (Mle)
EO.WAA.1 V/vaa Noise; to make a vocal noise; (of fish) create turbulence near a canoe; loud, noisy (Mle)
PN.WAA.2 Vaa Distance along a known (and usually stated) route (noun of place, not preceded by an article); in compounds, gap or distance between two or more objects... (Mle)
NP.WAANAGA Vana Tell, relate, say, promise; think, believe Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
NP.WAASI Vasi Half, part, side, region, area (Mle)
FJ.WAA-WAA.2A Vaavaa Intestines, guts, bowels of humans, turtles and pigs, after they have been removed from the body (Mle)
NP.WAELO Vaelo Small lagoon fish sp. Problematic (Mle)
OC.WAHE V/vae Distribute, divide (Mle)
MP.WAI.1 Vai Fresh water, liquid, well for drawing water, puddle, lake, or other body of water (Mle)
TA.WAI-MARIE Vaimarie Sweet Problematic (Hwd)
NP.WAI-UU Vai-uu Mother's milk (Hwd)
AN.WAKA.A Vaka Canoe, ship, vessel (Mle)

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