pahu

== English == === Etymology === From Hawaiian pahu (“drum, box”). === Noun === pahu (plural pahus) A traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin. === Anagrams === Hupa, hapu == Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpa.hu/, [ˈpɐ.hu] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *pasu₁ (“drum”). Cognate with Tahitian pahu and Māori pahū. ==== Noun ==== pahu drum box, chest, ark, case, coffin barrel, keg boxfish (fish of the genus Ostracion) ===== Derived terms ===== pahu hau (“refrigerator”) pahu manu (“cage”) ===== Descendants ===== → English: pahu === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Polynesian *pasu₂ (“thrust into, impel towards”). ==== Verb ==== pahu(transitive) to push, to shove to thrust, to hurl to pierce (figurative) to bruise (feelings) ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻopahu (causative) pahuna (“thrust”) pahupahu (reduplicated form) === References === == Jumaytepeque == === Noun === pahu wax === References === Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages == Māori == === Noun === pahu alternative form of pahū