OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  to pick up; collect.

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:53): moruru ‘pick up, collect’; KUL: ruruki (stem) ‘gather’ (as ears of corn into a basket); TOL (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:112): moruru ‘gather, pick up’. [compare PMP *dutdut, *DutDut ‘pluck, pull out’ (Blust 1980 111)]