pū
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.
Noun
pū
- tree, cluster of several stalks
- (preceding a noun) cluster, clump
Particle
pū
- together
- hui pū ʻia – united
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *pu(q)u (“trumpet shell, trumpet”).
Noun
pū
- conch shell
- any wind instrument
Etymology 3
Semantic extension of pū (“conch shell; wind instrument”).
Noun
pū
- gun, pistol
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
pū
- pumpkin, squash
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
pū
- coil of hair
- rope or string of a canoe or a net
Etymology 6
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
pū
- (stative) inactive, quiet, sluggish, bored, dejected
References
- “pū” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *puu, from Proto-Uralic *puwe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puː/
Noun
pū
- tree
Declension
singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīv) | pū | pūd |
genitive (genitīv) | pū | pūd |
partitive (partitīv) | pūdõ | pūḑi |
dative (datīv) | pūn | pūdõn |
instrumental (instrumentāl) | pūkõks | pūdkõks |
illative (illatīv) | pūzõ | pūži |
inessive (inesīv) | pūs pūsõ | pūši |
elative (elatīv) | pūst pūstõ | pūšti |
Mandarin
Romanization
pū (pu1, Zhuyin ㄆㄨ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 仆.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 剢.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噗.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墣.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扏.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扑.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抪.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撲.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攴.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潽.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濮.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痡.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舖, 舗.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醭.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋪.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铺.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 陠.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鯆.
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.
Noun
pū
- origin, source
- base, foundation
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
pū
- gun, firearm, musket
Derived terms
- pū hoata
- pū hurihuri
- pū mīhini
- pū repo
See also
- kōpere tupua
- pītara
- raiwhara
References
- “pū” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.
Noun
pū
- trunk, stump of tree
Further reading
- Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary
Rarotongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.
Noun
pū
- tree; main or original stem of a plant (as distinguished from offshoots, suckers, etc.)
- Synonym: pū rākau
- clump (of plants)
- bush
- source, origin
- Tē pū vai.
- The source of the stream.
- Tē pū vai.
Derived terms
- pū kuru (“breadfruit tree”)
- pū nū (“coconut tree”)
- pū ngāngā‘ere (“clump of weeds”)
- pū raoti (“rosebush”)
Prefix
pū
- (Mangaia) A prefix somewhat equitable to flora
Usage notes
It indicates that the prefixed word form is a member of the 'vegetable' kingdom rather than a person or animal or fauna in nature.
References
- Dictionary of Cook Islands Languages