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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Maori kutu, Tahitian ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ʻuku
- louse, flea (insect)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻuku”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 366
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online