The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*malaw paper mulberry tree: Brousonnetia papyrifera, used to make bark cloth; men’s loincloth made from this material

PCEMP malaw paper mulberry tree: Brousonnetia papyrifera, used to make bark cloth; men’s loincloth made from this material

CMP
Asilulu mala ai kind of tree the bark of which was formerly used to make loincloths
Selaru mal loincloth
SHWNG
Buli māl pounded tree bark; clothing of same
Numfor mār loincloth (originally of pounded tree bark)
OC
Hawaiian malo male’s loincloth; chant in praise of a chief’s loincloth; leaf sheath that protects the young leaves of the breadfruit tree
Nukuoro malo clothes, cloth
malo gahu shirt
Kairiru myal loincloth; traditionally used in times of war, now replaced by the
Manam malo bark belt
Tanga mal bark cloth, and especially the inner bark of the breadfruit tree, beaten and used as cloth, although many other species are used; mourning band of bark cloth worn around the neck or on the upper arm by female mourners
mal-mal shoulder sling for carrying a baby, made of bark cloth
Gedaged mal a tree, it bark is used to make G-strings and blankets; loincloth made from the bark of
Lusi malo girdle
Kove malo clothing
Gitua malo men’s bark loincloth; clothing
Tuvaluan tau-malo stage in boy’s life when must be worn; a boy who has reached this stage
malo breech cloth of plaited pandanus leaves; menstrual pad
Arosi maro a species of tree, paper mulberry; beaten cloth of the maro (the bark was soaked in water an then beaten out, and later painted in gay colors and used as a sling to carry a child, or as a loincloth); a loincloth
Anuta malo men’s loin garment, made from a strip of bark-cloth
Rennellese mago to put on or wear, as a sarong; sarong
Mota malo a tree, probably a mulberry; the girdle of leaves and flowers used by (members of the ‘ghost’ society)
Samoan malo loincloth
Futunan malo cloth girdle used during ceremonies; menstrual cloth
Fijian malo the paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera, hence the native cloth made from it, and the former native male dress, a piece of passed between the thighs and fastened with a girdle; if not passed between the legs it is
Niue malo tau war girdle
malo waist belt or cloth; menstrual cloth; baby’s napkin
Rarotongan maro toto special waist cloth or girdle worn only by women during the period of menses --- a menstrual girdle
maro kura the sacred crimson girdle, generally worn by the i or members of an family
maro a waist girdle, the ancient loincloth or waist wrap; various kinds were used in ancient days
Maori maro a sort of kilt or apron worn by males and females; material (moss, lichen, etc.) used by a woman at certain periods; to put on, as a
Tolai mal species of small tree, Brousonnetia papyrifera, the bark of which is used for making cloth; native cloth made from this bark; cloth, waist-cloth, loin-cloth, clothing, clothes (in general); to wear cloth or clothes, be dressed