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pahu

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Etymology edit

Hawaiian pahu (“drum, box”)

Noun edit

pahu (plural pahus)

  1. A traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.

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Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *pasu (“drum”). Cognate with Maori pahu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.hu/, [ˈpɐ.hu]

Noun edit

pahu

  1. drum
  2. box, chest, ark, case, coffin
  3. barrel, keg

Derived terms edit

Jumaytepeque edit

Noun edit

pahu

  1. wax

References edit

  • Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages
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