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See also: ʻō-, ʻo, and Appendix:Variations of "o"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Maori kō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”). Doublet of ʻōʻō.

Noun

ʻō

  1. special planted stick for husking coconuts
  2. pin, spear, any piercing instrument
  3. fork
  4. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Verb

ʻō

  1. (transitive) to pierce, to stab
  2. (transitive) to vaccinate
  3. (transitive) to thrust

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻōʻō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 274
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “koho”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 167

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Hawaiian ʻōʻō, Maori kō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”).

Noun

ʻō

  1. spade, digging stick

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “koho”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 167

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