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ʻō

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See also: ʻō-, ʻo, and Appendix:Variations of "o"

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Maori kō and Samoan ʻoso)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”).[2][3] Doublet of ʻōʻō.

Noun

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ʻō

  1. special planted stick for husking coconuts
  2. pin, spear, any piercing instrument
  3. fork
  4. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Verb

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ʻō

  1. (transitive) to pierce, to stab
  2. (transitive) to vaccinate
  3. (transitive) to thrust

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻōʻō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 274
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “koho”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 167

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Hawaiian ʻōʻō, Maori kō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”).[1][2]

Noun

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ʻō

  1. spade, digging stick

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “koho”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 167

Further reading

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