pōʻai

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pookai (compare with Maori pokai and Tahitian pōʻai)[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pōʻai

  1. circle
  2. circuit
  3. hoop
  4. girdle
  5. group (of friends etc)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pōʻai”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 333
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pookai”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pookai (compare with Hawaiian pōʻai and Maori pokai)[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pōʻai

  1. ball or spool (of thread)

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pookai”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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