ʻehu

See also: 'ehu and ʻEhu

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qapu (“ashes, dust”) (compare with Tongan efu (“dust, human remains”); Samoan efuefu)[1] 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).[2][3] See also lehu for similar reduction.

Noun

ʻehu

  1. spray, foam, mist, sea spray
  2. dust, dusty
  3. pollen
Alternative forms
  • (spray): ehu (especially among older speakers)

Etymology 2

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *kefu (“light-coloured”) (compare with Maori kehu (“reddish”), Tahitian ʻehu (“reddish, ginger”), Tongan kefu (“brownish”) and Samoan ʻefu (“reddish brown”).[1][4][5]

Noun

ʻehu

  1. reddish tinge in hair (only of Polynesians)
  2. reddish-brown complexion, ruddy
Derived terms

References
  1. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻehu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 38
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “efu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 75
  4. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kefu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  5. Branstetter, Katherine B. (1977 January) “A Reconstruction of Proto-Polynesian Color Terminology”, in Anthropological Linguistics‎, volume 19, number 1, page 21
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