ipu
English
Etymology
From HawaiianCategory:English terms borrowed from Hawaiian#IPUCategory:English terms derived from Hawaiian#IPU ipu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ipu (plural ipus or ipu)Category:English lemmas#IPUCategory:English nouns#IPUCategory:English countable nouns#IPUCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#IPUCategory:English indeclinable nouns#IPUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#IPUCategory:Pages with entries#IPUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#IPU
- A percussion instrument made from hollowed gourds, often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.
Anagrams
Foi
Noun
ipuCategory:Foi lemmas#IPUCategory:Foi nouns#IPUCategory:Foi entries with incorrect language header#IPUCategory:Pages with entries#IPUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#IPU
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IPUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IPU *ibu (“coconut shell cup”),[1] from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IPUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IPU *ibu (“container for liquids”).[2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
ipuCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#IPUCategory:Hawaiian nouns#IPUCategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#IPUCategory:Pages with entries#IPUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#IPU
- bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
- watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- any vessel or container (such as a dish, bowl, pot, calabash, cup, mug, urn, basin, or pipe)
- type of drum (made of a single gourd or made of two large gourds of unequal size joined together)
- crown (of a hat)
References
- ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ipu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 103
- ↑ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.
- — Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ipu”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ↑ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (1998), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 74
Māori
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IPUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IPU *ibu (“coconut shell cup”),[1] from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IPUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IPU *ibu (“container for liquids”).[2][3]
Noun
ipuCategory:Māori lemmas#IPUCategory:Māori nouns#IPUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#IPUCategory:Pages with entries#IPUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#IPU
- cup
- any small receptacle
References
- ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 106-7
- ↑ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.
- — Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ipu”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ↑ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (1998), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 74
Further reading
- “ipu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Old High German
Etymology
Proto-GermanicCategory:Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#IPUCategory:Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#IPU *jabai
Conjunction
ipuCategory:Old High German lemmas#IPUCategory:Old High German conjunctions#IPUCategory:Old High German entries with incorrect language header#IPUCategory:Pages with entries#IPUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#IPU
- alternative form of ibu
References
- Wright, Joseph (1906), An Old High German Primer, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press
