ʻumiʻumi

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kumikumi (“beard”) (compare with Maori kumikumi (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), Tongan kumukumu (“chin”))[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *kumi (compare with Fijian kumi (“beard, chin”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis (compare with Malay kumis (“moustache”)).[3]

Noun

ʻumiʻumi

  1. beard, goatee
  2. mane

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻumiʻumi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 371
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kumi-kumi”, 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, pages 136-7
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