Etymology
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Unknown; most certainly a loanword of non-Polynesian origin.
Pronunciation
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putiputi
- flower
- Synonym: pua
References
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- “putiputi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.