pukapuka

See also: Pukapuka

Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of puka.[1][2] Sense of book due to similar white pages, likely influenced by the English book with reduplication also indicating quantity of pages.[3][2]

Noun

pukapuka

  1. Brachyglottis repanda, shrub with soft leaves with white undersides.
  2. book

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 369
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Puka”, in Te Māra Reo‎[2], Benson Family Trust, 2024
  3. ^ Colenso, William (July 1883) “Nomenclature”, in Macaulay's New Zealander, number III, pages 1-21

Further reading

  • “pukapuka” 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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