ipu

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See also: IPU

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Hawaiian ipu

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ipu (plural ipus or ipu)

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  1. A percussion instrument made from hollowed gourds, often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.

Anagrams[edit]

Foi[edit]

Noun[edit]

ipu

  1. water

References[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *ibu, from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (container for liquids).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ipu

  1. bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
  2. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  3. vessel, container (such as a dish, bowl, pot, calabash, cup, mug, urn, basin, or pipe)
  4. type of drum (made of a single gourd or made of two large gourds of unequal size joined together)
  5. crown (of a hat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proto-Germanic *jabai

Conjunction[edit]

ipu

  1. Alternative form of ibu

References[edit]

  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition