ʻāhui

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kaa-pui (compare with Maori kāhui)[1] from Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“bunch”) (compare with Maori hui (“flock, herd, congregation”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Maori huihui (“group, assembly”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)).[2] Doublet of hui and huihui.

Noun

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ʻāhui

  1. fruit bunch or cluster (of bananas, pandanus keys, grapes)

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻāhui”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 8
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kaa-fui”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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