pūpū

See also: pupu, pu pu, and pupù

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *puu-puu (compare with Samoan pupu and Maori pūpū)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *buburu.[2]

Noun

pūpū

  1. bunch, tuft, bundle (as of grass); bouquet

Verb

pūpū

  1. (stative) to be bundled up
  2. (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

  1. 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

  1. snail
  2. appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre, relish

Verb

pūpū

  1. (transitive) to eat a pūpū (appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre)

References
  1. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pūpū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 357
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pupu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “pū”, ibid. Page 344.
  4. 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

  1. bunch, bundle

Verb

pūpū

  1. to bunch, to bundle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *puupuu related to Proto-Polynesian *puu (“conch”) (thus doublet of pū).[4]

Noun

pūpū

  1. snail
Derived terms
  • pūpū harakeke
  • pūpū rangi

See also

References
  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 361-2
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pupu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puu6”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  4. 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.
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