ʻōpuhi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi and Maori kōpī (“Corynocarpus laevigatus”))[1][2] from Proto-Polynesian *kawa.[3] Doublet of ʻawapuhi, ʻawa, and ʻawaʻawa.

Noun

ʻōpuhi

  1. shampoo ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
    Synonym: ʻawapuhi

References
  1. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 34, 293
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawa-pusi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. “Kōpī”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Hawaiian ʻawapuhi)[1] from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻava and ʻavaʻava.

Noun

ʻōpuhi (Raapoto spelling ôpuhi)

  1. red ginger, Alpinia purpurata
  2. Etlingera cevuga (syn. Amomum cevuga)

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

Further reading
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