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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Maori hiku, Tongan hiku)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) (compare with Malay siku, Tagalog siko both “elbow”)[2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
hiʻu
- fish tail
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hiʻu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 72
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “siku.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ 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 175-6
Tahitian
Noun
hiʻu
- fish tail