pōpō
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Maori pōpō (“to knead”), Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).[1][2]
Derived terms
- kinipōpō (“ball game”)
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pōpō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 342
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō, Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).[1][2]
References
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 352-3
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “pōpō” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō (“ball, wad”), Maori pōpō (“to knead”)).[1][2]
References
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 352-3
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “pōpō” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
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