Protoform: TAPI.1A [AN] Wash with water
| Description: | Wash with water |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *tafi "to sweep", *taa.1 "strike", *pihi |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tapi | For a woman to wash her genital area | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tapi | To wash, especially of women's sexual parts | (Gzl) |
| Fijian | Tavi | Sweep, brush, pat lightly, slap Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Kapi | Sprinkle water | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Ta/tapi | Ecope; écoper, vider | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Tapi (haʔapoʔotu) (MQS) | Orner, adorn; se faire belle | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Ta/tapi. Ti/tapi (MQN) (Lch). | Vider [e.g. baling a canoe]. Oter, sortir, vider l'eau...entrée d'une embarcation en mer (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Tapi | Ornement, parure, embellissement; (s')orner, (se) parer, (s')embellir, se (re)vêtir | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tapi-a | Find fault with Problematic | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Tapi | Wipe | (Tmo) |
| Penrhyn | Tapi | To bail Problematic | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Taapii | Splash, sprinkle | (Bge) |
| Samoan | Tapi | Wash, wipe, especially of women's sexual parts | (Prt) |
| Takuu | T/tapi, taapi/a | Splash water or sand on someone or something | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Tapi | Wipe roughly or ineffectively | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Tapi | Wash hands or anus ; dash water on something | (Rby) |
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