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”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ “Kōpī”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎[1], 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”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

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