pū-

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • pu-

Prefix

pū-

  1. simulative prefix
    ‎pū- + ‎hio (“to blow in gusts”) → ‎pūhihio (“to whirl (of wind)”)
    ‎pū- + ‎hene (“to snicker”) → ‎pūhene (“to giggle”)
    ‎pū- + ‎mehana (“warmth”) → ‎pumehana (“warm”)
    ‎pū- + ‎haʻu (“to puff”) → ‎puhaʻu (“to puff out”)

Derived terms

Hawaiian terms prefixed with pū-
pūhihio
pūhili
pūhiʻu
pumehana

Further reading

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