puaka
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Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *puaka. Cognates include Hawaiian puaʻa and Samoan pua'a.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puaka
- pig (Sus scrofa)
- (slang, derogatory) pig
Usage notes[edit]
- There is tendency to use the Samoan loan puā for the term of the animal.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Sus scrofa): puā
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 277
Tongan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *puaka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puaka
Categories:
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- Tokelauan slang
- Tokelauan derogatory terms
- tkl:Even-toed ungulates
- Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tongan lemmas
- Tongan nouns
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