pāpaʻu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *pa(a)paku (“shallow”), from *pa(a)- + *paku (“dried up”).

Verb

pāpaʻu

  1. (stative) shallow

Noun

pāpaʻu

  1. (nautical) shoal
  2. (of a river) ford

Further reading

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