pōpō

See also: Appendix:Variations of "popo"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Māori pōpō “to knead, to pat gently”, Rarotongan pōpō “to knead”, Tahitian pōpō “ball, bubble”) or Proto-Central Pacific *poo-poo;[1][2] likely a reduplication from some extension of Proto-Oceanic *posi (see Māori poi) to avoid confusion with unrelated *poo “night” (from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi, corresponds to pō), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pespes “to press out”.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːˈpoː/

Noun

pōpō

  1. ball, wad
    Synonym: pōkaʻa
  2. loaf (of bread)
  3. bunch, cluster (of flowers etc)

Verb

pōpō

  1. to ball up, to bunch soemthing into a wad

Derived terms

  • kinipōpō (“ball game”)
  • hoʻopōpō (“to shape or wad into a ball”)

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “pōpō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 342
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (1998), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 282-3

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

pōpō

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ポーポー

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō “ball, wad, loaf; to ball up”, Rarotongan pōpō “to knead”, Tahitian pōpō “ball, bubble”);[1][2] likely a reduplication from some extension of Proto-Oceanic *posi (see passive form pōpōhia, also poi) to avoid confusion with unrelated Proto-Polynesian *poo “night” (from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi, corresponds to pō), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pespes “to press out”.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːpoː/ [ˈpoːpoː]

Verb

pōpō (passive pōpōhia)

  1. to knead
    Synonym: poi
  2. to stir
    Synonyms: natu, ranu
  3. to pat, to stroke gently with the hand

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 352-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (1998), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 282-3

Further reading

  • “pōpō” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō (“ball, wad”), Māori pōpō (“to knead”)).[1][2]

Noun

pōpō

  1. ball (in sports)
  2. bubble

Verb

pōpō

  1. to pat, to stroke gently with the hand

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 352-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Further reading

  • Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎[3] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
  • “pōpō” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
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