ʻumeke
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kumete (“bowl, mortar”) (compare with Maori kumete, Tahitian ʻumete and Samoan 'umete)[1][2][3]
Noun
[edit]ʻumeke
References
[edit]- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻumeke”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 370
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kumete”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 370