ʻehu

== Hawaiian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *efu (“ashes, dust”) (compare with Tongan efu (“dust, human remains”); Samoan efuefu) from Proto-Oceanic *qapu (“hearth”) (compare with Fijian avu) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu (“ash(es)”) (compare with Malay abu (“dust”), Malay habuk (“dust”) plus Tagalog abo). See also lehu for similar reduction. ==== Noun ==== ʻehu spray, foam, mist, seaspray dust, dusty pollen ===== Alternative forms ===== (spray): ehu (especially among older speakers) ===== Derived terms ===== ehu kai (“seaspray”) === Etymology 2 === Derived from Proto-Polynesian *kefu (“light-coloured”) (compare with Māori kehu (“reddish”), Tahitian ʻehu (“reddish, ginger”), Tongan kefu (“brownish”) and Samoan ʻefu (“reddish brown”). ==== Noun ==== ʻehu reddish tinge in hair (only of Polynesians) reddish-brown complexion, ruddy ===== Derived terms ===== ʻEhu === References ===