ʻuku

See also: uku

Hawaiian

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔu.ku/

Noun

ʻuku

  1. louse, flea (insect)

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
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