ipu
See also: IPU
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ipu (plural ipus or ipu)
- A percussion instrument made from hollowed gourds, often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.
Anagrams edit
Foi edit
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ipu
References edit
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *ibu, from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (“container for liquids”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ipu
- bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
- watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- vessel, container (such as a dish, bowl, pot, calabash, cup, mug, urn, basin, or pipe)
- type of drum (made of a single gourd or made of two large gourds of unequal size joined together)
- crown (of a hat)
References edit
- ^ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
Conjunction edit
ipu
- Alternative form of ibu
References edit
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition