ipu
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See also: IPU
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ipu (plural ipus or ipu)
- A percussion instrument made from hollowed gourds, often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.
Anagrams[edit]
Foi[edit]
Noun[edit]
ipu
References[edit]
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Oceanic *ibu, from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (“container for liquids”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ipu
- bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
- watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- vessel, container (such as a dish, bowl, pot, calabash, cup, mug, urn, basin, or pipe)
- type of drum (made of a single gourd or made of two large gourds of unequal size joined together)
- crown (of a hat)
References[edit]
- ^ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
ipu
- Alternative form of ibu
References[edit]
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
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- Hawaiian nouns
- haw:Containers
- haw:Musical instruments
- haw:Gourd family plants
- haw:Polynesian canoe plants
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old High German lemmas
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