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Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *pasu₁ (“drum”). Cognate with Tahitian pahu and Hawaiian pahu.[1][2][3]
Noun
pahū
- drum (slotted or skinned)
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 301-2
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pasu.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 110
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *pasuu. Cognate with Hawaiian pahū.[1][2]
Verb
pahū
- to burst, to explode
Noun
pahū
- boom, bang
- explosion
- bomb
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 301-2
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pasu.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “pahū” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.