ʻōpuhi

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi and Māori kōpī (“Corynocarpus laevigatus”)) from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻawapuhi, ʻawa, and ʻawaʻawa. === Noun === ʻōpuhi shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) Synonym: ʻawapuhi === References === == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Hawaiian ʻawapuhi) from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻava and ʻavaʻava. === Noun === ʻōpuhi (Raapoto spelling ôpuhi) red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) Etlingera cevuga (syn. Amomum cevuga) === References === === Further reading === Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎[2] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN “ʻōpuhi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.