ipu

See also: IPU

English

Etymology

Hawaiian ipu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːpuː/

Noun

ipu (plural ipus or ipu)

1. A percussion instrument made from hollowed gourds, often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.

Anagrams

• UPI

Foi

Noun

ipu

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ibu, from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (“container for liquids”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.pu/

Noun

ipu

1. bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
2. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
3. vessel, container (such as a dish, bowl, pot, calabash, cup, mug, urn, basin, or pipe)
4. type of drum (made of a single gourd or made of two large gourds of unequal size joined together)
5. crown (of a hat)

Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *jabai

Conjunction

ipu

1. Alternative form of ibu

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition