kōpū

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kuupoo (“gullet, stomach, belly, guts”), from Proto-Oceanic *kobuŋ (“middle, waist, belly”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmpuŋ (“abdomen, belly”).

Noun

kōpū

  1. belly, abdomen
  2. womb, uterus
  3. (figurative) bosom
  4. Cran's bully (Gobiomorphus basalis)

Further reading

  • “kōpū” 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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