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Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *puu-puu (compare with Samoan pupu and Maori pūpū)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *buburu.[2]
Noun
pūpū
- bunch, tuft, bundle (as of grass); bouquet
Verb
pūpū
- (stative) to be bundled up
- (transitive) to gather together; to draw tight (as a fishing net)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Reduplication of pū from Proto-Polynesian *puu (“conch”).[3][4]
Noun
pūpū
- shell (marine or land), beads
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
pūpū
- snail
- appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre, relish
Verb
pūpū
- (transitive) to eat a pūpū (appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre)
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pūpū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 357
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pupu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “pū”, ibid. Page 344.
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puupuu.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Maori
Etymology 1
Either from Proto-Polynesian *puu-puu (compare with Samoan pupu and Hawaiian pūpū)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *buburu;[2] or reduplication of pū from Proto-Polynesian *puu (“clump”).[3]
Noun
pūpū
- bunch, bundle
Verb
pūpū
- to bunch, to bundle
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *puupuu related to Proto-Polynesian *puu (“conch”) (thus doublet of pū).[4]
Noun
pūpū
- snail
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 361-2
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pupu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puu6”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puupuu.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “pūpū” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.