pahu

English

Etymology

Hawaiian pahu (“drum, box”)

Noun

pahu (plural pahus)

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

Anagrams

• Hupa, hapu

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.hu/, [ˈpɐ.hu]

Noun

pahu

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

Derived terms

• pahu manu (“cage”)

Jumaytepeque

Noun

pahu

1. wax

References

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