ipu
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 (“coconut shell cup”),[1] from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (“container for liquids”).[2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ipu
- bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
- watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- any vessel or 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]- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ipu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 103
- ^ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.
- — Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ipu”, 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 74
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *ibu (“coconut shell cup”),[1] from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (“container for liquids”).[2][3]
Noun
[edit]ipu
- cup
- any small receptacle
References
[edit]- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 106-7
- ^ Greenhill SJ & Clark R (2011). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics, 50(2), 551-559.
- — Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ipu”, 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 74
Further reading
[edit]- “ipu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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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- haw:Gourd family plants
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