pōpō

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Maori pōpō (“to knead”), Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).[1][2]

Noun

pōpō

  1. ball, wad
    Synonym: pōkaʻa
  2. bunch, cluster

Derived terms

References
  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎
  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

Japanese

Romanization

pōpō

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ポーポー

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō, Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).[1][2]

Verb

pōpō

  1. to knead, to stir
  2. to pat

References
  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 352-3
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

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”), Maori pōpō (“to knead”)).[1][2]

Noun

pōpō

  1. ball (in sports)
  2. bubble

References
  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 352-3
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “poo-poo.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

Further reading
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