Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi and Maori kōpī (Corynocarpus laevigatus))[1][2][3] from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻawa, ʻawaʻawa, and ʻōpuhi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.waˈpu.hi/, [ʔə.ʋəˈpu.hi]

Noun edit

ʻawapuhi

  1. Shampoo ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
    Synonym: ʻōpuhi

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻawapuhi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 34-5
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawa-pusi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online[1]
  3. ^ “Kōpī”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden[2], Benton Family Trust, 2022