pū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pu"

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (compare with Tagalog puno, Malay pohon and Iban pun all meaning “tree”).

Noun

pū

1. tree, cluster of several stalks
2. (preceding a noun) cluster, clump

Particle

pū

1. together

   hui pū ʻia – united

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *pu(q)u (“trumpet shell, trumpet”).

Noun

pū

1. conch shell
2. any wind instrument

Etymology 3

Semantic extension of pū (“conch shell; wind instrument”).

Noun

pū

1. gun, pistol

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pū

1. pumpkin, squash

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pū

1. coil of hair
2. rope or string of a canoe or a net

Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

pū

1. (stative) inactive, quiet, sluggish, bored, dejected

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puu, from Proto-Uralic *puwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː/

Noun

pū

1. tree

Declension

Declension of pū (12)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	pū	pūd
genitive (genitīv)	pū	pūd
partitive (partitīv)	pūdõ	pūḑi
dative (datīv)	pūn	pūdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	pūkõks	pūdkõks
illative (illatīv)	pūzõ	pūži
inessive (inesīv)	pūs pūsõ	pūši
elative (elatīv)	pūst pūstõ	pūšti

Mandarin

Romanization

pū (pu¹, Zhuyin ㄆㄨ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 仆
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 剢
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噗
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墣
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扏
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扑
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抪
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撲／扑
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擈
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攴
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潽
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濮
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痡
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舖／铺, 舗
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醭
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋪／铺
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铺
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 陠
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鯆／𫚙

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu (compare with Hawaiian pū “tree, clump”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (compare with Tagalog puno, Malay pohon and Iban pun all meaning “tree”).

Noun

pū

1. bunch, bundle
2. heap, stack
3. tribe
4. origin, source
5. base, foundation

Verb

pū

1. to bundle
2. to lay in a heap, to heap

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pū

1. gun, firearm, musket

Derived terms

Derived terms

• pū hoata
• pū hurihuri
• pū mīhini
• pū repo

See also

• kōpere tupua
• pītara
• raiwhara

Further reading

• “pū” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Noun

pū

1. trunk, stump of tree

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Noun

pū

1. tree; main or original stem of a plant (as distinguished from offshoots, suckers, etc.)

   Synonym: pū rākau

2. clump (of plants)
3. bush
4. source, origin

   Tē pū vai.

   The source of the stream.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• pū kuru (“breadfruit tree”)
• pū nū (“coconut tree”)
• pū ngāngā‘ere (“clump of weeds”)
• pū raoti (“rosebush”)

Prefix

pū

1. (Mangaia) A prefix somewhat equitable to flora

Usage notes

It indicates that the prefixed word form is a member of the 'vegetable' kingdom rather than a person or animal or fauna in nature.

References

• Dictionary of Cook Islands Languages