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puʻu

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *puku₁ (compare with Maori puku (“tummy”) and Tahitian puʻu (“button, knob”)),[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *buku from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku and Tagalog bukó both “node, knot, joint”).[2][3] Also doublet of ʻupu via Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“section”) metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *puku from same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puʻu

  1. any geological protuberance like hill, mound
  2. pile, mass, bunch
    Synonym: hui
  3. deck or pack of cards
  4. head (of cabbage, lettuce)
  5. joint
  6. any physical protuberance like lump, pimple
    1. a fish's stomach
    2. throat, neck

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “puʻu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 358
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puku.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 175

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *puku₁ (compare with Maori puku), from Proto-Oceanic *buku from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku (“node, lump, loaf”)).[1][2] Also doublet of ʻupu via Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“section”) metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *puku from same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root.

Noun

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puʻu

  1. bump, swelling, protuberance
  2. knob, button

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puku.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 175

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