"niu" meaning in Hawaiian

See niu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*niu}} Proto-Polynesian *niu, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro}} Proto-Oceanic [Term?], {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*niuʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} niu
  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm) Categories (lifeform): Nuts, Polynesian canoe plants, Trees Derived forms: wai niu, coconut water, kai niu, coconut cream, niu maloʻo, copra, niu kahiki, date
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          "word": "coconut water"
        },
        {
          "word": "kai niu"
        },
        {
          "word": "coconut cream"
        },
        {
          "word": "niu maloʻo"
        },
        {
          "word": "copra"
        },
        {
          "word": "niu kahiki"
        },
        {
          "word": "date"
        }
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      "other": "/ˈni̯u/"
    },
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      "other": "[ˈnju]"
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      "word": "kai niu"
    },
    {
      "word": "coconut cream"
    },
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      "word": "niu maloʻo"
    },
    {
      "word": "copra"
    },
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      "word": "niu kahiki"
    },
    {
      "word": "date"
    }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ˈni̯u/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈnju]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niu"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hawaiian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-09-22 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-09-20 using wiktextract (af5c55c and 66545a6). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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