pōpō

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Maori pōpō (“to knead”), Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).[1][2]

Noun[edit]

pōpō

  1. ball, wad
    Synonym: pōkaʻa
  2. bunch, cluster

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pōpō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 342

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

pōpō

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ポーポー

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō, Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).[1][2]

Verb[edit]

pōpō

  1. to knead, to stir
  2. to pat

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 352-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading[edit]

  • “pōpō” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō (“ball, wad”), Maori pōpō (“to knead”)).[1][2]

Noun[edit]

pōpō

  1. ball (in sports)
  2. bubble

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 352-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading[edit]

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