ʻuku

See also: uku

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔu.ku/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Maori kutu, Tahitian ʻutu),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.[2]

Noun

ʻuku

  1. louse, flea (insect)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

ʻuku

  1. (stative) small, tiny
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻuku”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 366
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
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