pounamu

English edit

Alternative forms edit

poenamu

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Maori pounamu.

Noun edit

pounamu (uncountable)

(New Zealand) greenstone

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Maori pounamu.

Noun edit

pounamu

jade, jadeite

Maori edit

Etymology edit

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Adjective edit

pounamu

dark green

Noun edit

pounamu

greenstone, nephrite
Synonym: pounemu
glass bottle

Descendants edit

→ English: pounamu
→ Hawaiian: pounamu

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