ʻawapuhi

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.waˈpu.hi/, [ʔə.ʋəˈpu.hi]

Noun

ʻawapuhi

  1. Shampoo ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
    Synonym: ʻōpuhi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawapuhi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary‎[1], revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 34-5
  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[2], Benton Family Trust, 2022
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