puehu

Maori

Etymology

Related to ehu, rehu and nehu. For sense of pollen, compare with Hawaiian ʻehu and Malay debu (i.e. in debunga from debu bunga “flower dust”) for similar semantic extension.

Noun

puehu

  1. pollen
  2. (archaic) dust

Adjective

puehu

  1. dusty
  2. mealy, floury

Further reading

  • “puehu” 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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