pahu

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Etymology

Hawaiian pahu (“drum, box”)

Noun

pahu (plural pahus)

  1. A traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pasu (“drum”). Cognate with Maori pahu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.hu/, [ˈpɐ.hu]

Noun

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  1. drum
  2. box, chest, ark, case, coffin
  3. barrel, keg

Derived terms

Jumaytepeque

Noun

pahu

  1. wax

References

  • Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages
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