OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Mead (1998a): Proto-Bungku-Tolaki

Page number: 486

*uRaQ

•  vein; tendon; sinew.

Note: WAWₕ: iya; BNG (Adriani 1900:256), MRBₕ (Esser 1927:58), MRA (Adriani 1900:292): ia; PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:81): ure; TOLₕ (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:149), MEKₕ: uha. The form ure also occurs in Mori Bawah, meaning ‘lines in the palm of the hand, leaf veins’ (Esser 1927:61). [PAN *uRaC]