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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Maori kō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”). Doublet of ʻōʻō.
Noun
ʻō
- special planted stick for husking coconuts
- pin, spear, any piercing instrument
- fork
- The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.
Verb
ʻō
- (transitive) to pierce, to stab
- (transitive) to vaccinate
- (transitive) to thrust
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻōʻō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 274
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- spade, digging stick
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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