pahu

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Hawaiian pahu (drum, box)

Noun[edit]

pahu (plural pahus)

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

Anagrams[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.hu/, [ˈpɐ.hu]

Noun[edit]

pahu

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

Derived terms[edit]

Jumaytepeque[edit]

Noun[edit]

pahu

  1. wax

References[edit]

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