ʻahu
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”) (compare with Maori kahu, Samoan ʻafu, Tongan kafu), from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”).[1][2][3]
Noun
[edit]ʻahu
References
[edit]- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻahu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 8
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kafu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 154-5