puaka

Tokelauan edit

Te puaka.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *puaka. Cognates include Hawaiian puaʻa and Samoan pua'a.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pu.ˈa.ka/
Hyphenation: pu‧a‧ka

Noun edit

puaka

pig (Sus scrofa)
(slang, derogatory) pig

Usage notes edit

There is tendency to use the Samoan loan puā for the term of the animal.

Synonyms edit

(Sus scrofa): puā

References edit

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 277

Tongan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *puaka.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pu.a.ka/

Noun edit

puaka

pig
pork

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