Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qura

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *qura, from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔu.ɾa/

Noun

*qura

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)
2. lobster

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: ula
      • Mangarevan: ura
      • South Marquesan: uʻa
    • Rapa Nui: ura
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: ura, kōura, uraura, kōuraura
      • Rarotongan: kōura
      • Tahitian: oura, ‘oura
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Nukuoro: ula
      • Takuu: ura
      • Tuvaluan: ula
    • Futunic:
      • Pukapukan: ula
      • Futuna-Aniwa: ura
      • West Uvean: ula
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: ula
      • Tokelauan: ula
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: uo
  • Tongan: uo