putiputi

Maori

Etymology

Unknown; most certainly a loanword of non-Polynesian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpu.tiˌpu.ti/

Noun

putiputi

  1. flower
    Synonym: pua

References

  • “putiputi” 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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