OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  fathom.

Note: MRB (Esser 1927:35), PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:61): ropa ‘fathom’; TOL (Youngman 1997:pers.comm.): ropo ‘double arm span’ (from tip to tip of arms extended horizontally from side of body). [PMP *Děpah ‘fathom’ (Zorc 1982:126)]