# pū
## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpuː/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (compare with Tagalog puno, Malay pohon and Iban pun all meaning “tree”).

#### Noun

pū
* tree, cluster of several stalks
* (preceding a noun) cluster, clump

#### Particle

pū
* together
    hui pū ʻia – united

#### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 344
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puqu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2003) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 90-1

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *pu(q)u (“trumpet shell, trumpet”).

#### Noun

pū
* conch shell
* any wind instrument

### Etymology 3

Semantic extension of pū (“conch shell; wind instrument”).

#### Noun

pū
* gun, pistol

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

pū
* pumpkin, squash

### Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

pū
* coil of hair
* rope or string of a canoe or a net

### Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

pū
* (stative) inactive, quiet, sluggish, bored, dejected

#### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

## Livonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puu, from Proto-Uralic *puwe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /puː/

### Noun

pū
* tree

#### Declension
## Mandarin
### Romanization

pū (pu$^1$, Zhuyin ㄆㄨ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 仆
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 剢
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噗
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墣
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扏
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扑
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撲 / 扑
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擈
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攴
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潽
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濮
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痡
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舖 / 铺, 舗
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醭
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋪 / 铺
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铺
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 陠
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鯆 / 𫚙

## Maori
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu (compare with Hawaiian pū “tree, clump”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (compare with Tagalog puno, Malay pohon and Iban pun all meaning “tree”).

#### Noun

pū
* bunch, bundle
* heap, stack
* tribe
* origin, source
    Synonym: pūnga
* base, foundation
    Synonym: tumu

#### Verb

pū
* to bundle
* to lay in a heap, to heap

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 361-2
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puqu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2003) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 90-1

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *pusi₁ (also doublet of puhi). Noun sense of gun is semantic extension from shape of barrels.

#### Verb

pū
* to blow
    Synonyms: puhi, pupuhi
* to shoot (of a firearm)

#### Noun

pū
* reed, tube, pipe
** any elongated wind musical instrument
* gun, firearm, musket

#### Related terms

* puhi

#### Derived terms

* pū hoata
* pū hurihuri
* pū mīhini
* pū repo
* pūkāea

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 361-2
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pusi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Colenso, William (1883 July) “Nomenclature”, in Macaulay's New Zealander, number III, pages 1-21

### See also

* kōpere tupua
* pītara
* raiwhara

### Further reading

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

## Pukapukan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

### Noun

pū
* trunk, stump of tree

### Further reading

* Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

## Rarotongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

### Noun

pū
* tree; main or original stem of a plant (as distinguished from offshoots, suckers, etc.)
    Synonym: pū rākau
* clump (of plants)
* bush
* source, origin
    Tē pū vai.
       The source of the stream.

#### Derived terms

* pū kuru (“breadfruit tree”) (Maori)
* pū ngāngā‘ere (“clump of weeds”) (Maori)
* pū nū (“coconut tree”) (Maori)
* pū raoti (“rosebush”) (Maori)

### Prefix

pū
* (Mangaia) A prefix somewhat equitable to flora

#### Usage notes

It indicates that the prefixed word form is a member of the 'vegetable' kingdom rather than a person or animal or fauna in nature.

### References

* Dictionary of Cook Islands Languages