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

shrimp (decapod crustacean)
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