pū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pu"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Noun

1. tree, cluster of several stalks
2. conch shell
3. any wind instrument
4. gun, pistol
5. pumpkin, squash
6. (preceding a noun) cluster, clump
7. coil of hair
8. rope or string of a canoe or a net

Particle

pū

1. together

   hui pū ʻia – united

Verb

1. (stative) inactive, quiet, sluggish, bored, dejected

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Livonian

Etymology

From , from Proto-Uralic *puxe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː/

Noun

pū

1. tree

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Mandarin

Romanization

pū (pu¹, Zhuyin ㄆㄨ)

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Noun

pū

1. origin, source, base, foundation
2. gun, firearm, musket

Derived terms

Derived terms

• pū hoata
• pū hurihuri

• pū mīhini
• pū repo

See also

• kōpere tupua
• pītara
• raiwhara