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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *sikusiku (“projecting ends”) (compare with Maori hikuhiku (“eaves, entourage”) and kihukihu (“fringes”))[1] reduplication of *siku (“end, tail”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Maori hiku, Tongan hiku all “fish tail”)[2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”)[3][4] – also reanalyzed as reduplication of hiʻu, see there for more details
Pronunciation
Noun
hiʻuhiʻu
- braid or plait end, loose ends of a woven mat or lei
References
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “siku-siku”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hiʻuhiʻu”, 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