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pūpū

See also: pupu, pu pu, and pupù

Hawaiian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *puu-puu (compare with Samoan pupu and Maori pūpū)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *buburu.[2]

Noun

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pūpū

  1. bunch, tuft, bundle (as of grass); bouquet

Verb

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pūpū

  1. (stative) to be bundled up
  2. (transitive) to gather together; to draw tight (as a fishing net)

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Reduplication of pū from Proto-Polynesian *puu (“conch”).[3][4]

Noun

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pūpū

  1. shell (marine or land), beads

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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pūpū

  1. snail
  2. appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre, relish

Verb

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pūpū

  1. (transitive) to eat a pūpū (appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre)

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pūpū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 357
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pupu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “pū”, ibid. Page 344.
  4. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puupuu.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Maori

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Etymology 1

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Either from Proto-Polynesian *puu-puu (compare with Samoan pupu and Hawaiian pūpū)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *buburu;[2] or reduplication of pū from Proto-Polynesian *puu (“clump”).[3]

Noun

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pūpū

  1. bunch, bundle

Verb

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pūpū

  1. to bunch, to bundle
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *puupuu related to Proto-Polynesian *puu (“conch”) (thus doublet of pū).[4]

Noun

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pūpū

  1. snail
Derived terms
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 361-2
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pupu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puu6”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  4. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puupuu.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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