"kupu" meaning in Maori

See kupu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈku.pu/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kupu by metathesis (cognates include Hawaiian ʻupu, Tahitian upu and Samoan 'upu), from Proto-Oceanic *puku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku). Sense of "word" comes from metaphorical comparison of segments of written speech with culms of bamboo. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kupu|}} Proto-Polynesian *kupu, {{cog|haw|ʻupu}} Hawaiian ʻupu, {{cog|ty|upu}} Tahitian upu, {{cog|sm|'upu}} Samoan 'upu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*puku}} Proto-Oceanic *puku, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*bukuh|id=joint, knuckle}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh, {{cog|ms|buku}} Malay buku Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kupu, {{mi-noun}} kupu
  1. word, vocabulary
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-noun-lBMOx8fv
  2. saying, talk
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-noun-d7X7uJwA
  3. message, statement
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-noun-NpxV6emI
  4. utterance
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-noun-QauceIfj Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 14 31 4 11 6
  5. lyric
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-noun-rPZgrppP
  6. (archaic, obsolete) culm (of grass, bamboo) Tags: archaic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-noun-iBq7VJs1

Verb

IPA: /ˈku.pu/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kupu by metathesis (cognates include Hawaiian ʻupu, Tahitian upu and Samoan 'upu), from Proto-Oceanic *puku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku). Sense of "word" comes from metaphorical comparison of segments of written speech with culms of bamboo. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kupu|}} Proto-Polynesian *kupu, {{cog|haw|ʻupu}} Hawaiian ʻupu, {{cog|ty|upu}} Tahitian upu, {{cog|sm|'upu}} Samoan 'upu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*puku}} Proto-Oceanic *puku, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*bukuh|id=joint, knuckle}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh, {{cog|ms|buku}} Malay buku Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} kupu, {{mi-verb}} kupu
  1. (intransitive) to speak Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-kupu-mi-verb-TKdixBly

Download JSON data for kupu meaning in Maori (3.9kB)

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