| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Ra'ivavae
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TA.HEI
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Hei
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To be encircled, caught, enmeshed (as in a net); hooked, as a fish; to encircle; to catch fish
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Ra'ivavae
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TT.HEIVA
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Heiva
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A figure dance in which concentric circles of dancers move in opposite directions...
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Ra'ivavae
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TT.HEIVA
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Heiva
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The delivery of a child; the labor of childbirth...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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TT.HEIVA
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Heiva
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A dance, an assembly for dancing
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Tuamotu
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TT.HEIVA
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Heiva
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To wage war, engage in a war...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuamotu
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TT.HEIVA
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Heiva
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To deliver a child (as a midwife)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuamotu
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TT.HEIVA
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Heiva
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A chant of admiration
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Ra'ivavae
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NP.SEMO
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Hemo
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To be out-distanced, overcome, surpassed (as in a contest or sport); to be vanquished, subdued, overcome
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Ra'ivavae
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NP.FENUA.*A
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Henua
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Land, country; soil, earth
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Ra'ivavae
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NP.FENUA.*C
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Henua (mod. puu-henua)
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The placenta
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Ra'ivavae
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PN.FEO
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Heo
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A variety of coral rock; it is hard, slightly rough on the surface but close-garined and heavy, whitish or light gray in color...
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Ra'ivavae
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PN.FELA
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Hera
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Twisted to one side (as the navel); wry (as an eye)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Ra'ivavae
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CE.TU-FERA
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Tuuhera
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To lie down on the back, spreading the legs apart, as in readiness for coitus (used principally in erotic chants and religious discourse)
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Ra'ivavae
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EO.SELE.3
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Here
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Beloved, dear; to love with tenderness and deep affection, as a parent; sweetheart, loved one, darling
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Ra'ivavae
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CP.SELE.1A
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Here
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A slip-noose, running knot; to ensnare, surround; tie up, fasten with cords...
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Ra'ivavae
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CE.SERU
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Heru
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To scratch up earth or surface rubbish from here and there
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Ra'ivavae
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TA.PA-SERU
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Paheru
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To poke about, rummage; to dash about catching up fish, as in a net...
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Tongan
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Hono
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Third person singular objective possessive ordinary form
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Hawaiian
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Kona
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His, her, its
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Tahitian
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Toona
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Third person singular possessive, strong possession. His her, hers
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Toona
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Third person singular possessive, singular object, O-class
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Rarotongan
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Toona
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Possessive pronoun. His, her(s).
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Penrhyn
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Toona/tona
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3rd person, singular, definite, subordinate possessions: his, her, its; his, hers, its
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Tuvalu
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Tona/tena
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/tena/ is the neutral form. 3rd person singular singular-definite object O-class possessive
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Rennellese
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Tona/toʔona
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Third person singular O-class possessive
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Samoan
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Lona
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Pronoun, third person singular nominal pronoun (definite, class O with singular reference). His her its
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Tuamotu
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Toona
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Loc. His, her its c/f taana
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Mangareva
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Tona
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His, her its; belong to him &c
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Sikaiana
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Tona
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Third person singular, singular object possessive O-class
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Tokelau
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PN.TE-O-NA
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Tona
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3rd person singular possessive pronom inal adjective, definite, class-O, with singular reference. His, her, its
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Hawaiian
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CE.KAA-TASI
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ʔAkahi
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One (especially in counting in a series). For the first time. To have just
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.E-TASI
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Eetahi
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Determiner: some, others - often followed by a noun but can stand without one
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.E-TASI
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Eetahi atu
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Determiner: some others, et cetera, etc.
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Rarotongan
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EP.E-TASI
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Eetaʔi
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Some of, certain of
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Tahitian
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EP.E-TASI
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Vetahi
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Some, certain ones, others
Phonologically Irregular
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Tahitian
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NP.TE-TASI
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Te tahi
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One, or the other (only for people)
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MAI.D
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Mai
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From, since - indicating an extension in time or space. It marks the point from which the time or place is measured
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Penrhyn
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PN.MAI.D
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Mai
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From, since, like
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Tahitian
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PN.MAI.D
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Mai
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Indicates point of departure
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Samoan
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PN.MAI.D
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Mai
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Pre-basic particle. From
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Tuvalu
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AN.MAI.A
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Mai
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Verb directional marker indicates towards speaker or subject of the sentence
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Easter Island
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EP.E-TASI
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Etahi ~ etahi/etahi
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Each one, every single one. Indefinite article, adj. one.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.PE
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Po
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Whether, or, so that ; that, complementizing particle used before direct and indirect speech and thoughts...
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Rennellese
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PN.PE
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Po
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Conjunction indicating a question or doubt and sometimes meaning or
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Ra'ivavae
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AN.FETUQU
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Hetuu
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A star
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Ra'ivavae
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EP.AWE.B
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Hetu/ave
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A comet
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Ra'ivavae
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CP.SEU
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Heu
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To lift off, remove (as a cover of a native oven); (obs.) to turn over (as a page, edge of a mat)
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Ra'ivavae
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EP.SEWA.B
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Heva
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To weep, lament, wail;to mourn; to howl (of dogs); a dirge, death-chant
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Ra'ivavae
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PN.SEKE.1A
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Heʔe
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To fall, descend; slip down, plunge
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Ra'ivavae
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EC.SEKE.1B
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Heʔe
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To drip, seep, percolate; to evacuate, defecate; to purge; to ebb (of the tide)
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