pahu

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English

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Etymology

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Hawaiian pahu (drum, box)

Noun

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pahu (plural pahus)

  1. A traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.

Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *pasu (drum). Cognate with Maori pahu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.hu/, [ˈpɐ.hu]

Noun

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pahu

  1. drum
  2. box, chest, ark, case, coffin
  3. barrel, keg

Derived terms

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Jumaytepeque

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Noun

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pahu

  1. wax

References

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  • Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages