ʻōpuhi
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Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi and Maori kōpī (“Corynocarpus laevigatus”))[1][2] from Proto-Polynesian *kawa.[3] Doublet of ʻawapuhi, ʻawa, and ʻawaʻawa.
Noun[edit]
ʻōpuhi
- shampoo ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
- Synonym: ʻawapuhi
References[edit]
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 34, 293
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawa-pusi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ “Kōpī”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden[1], Benton Family Trust, 2022
Tahitian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Hawaiian ʻawapuhi)[1] from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻava and ʻavaʻava.
Noun[edit]
ʻōpuhi (Raapoto spelling ôpuhi)
- red ginger, Alpinia purpurata
- Etlingera cevuga (syn. Amomum cevuga)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “ʻōpuhi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.