Protoform: KAWA-PUSI.* [CE] A fragrant plant
Description: | A fragrant plant |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
Notes: | *1 Cf. PNP *kawa-pui "(Zingiber sp.)". |
Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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Hawaiian | ʔAwapuhi | Wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) | (Pki) |
Marquesas | Opuhi | Basilic, plante aromatique de la famille des labiées | (Lch) |
Tahitian | Avapuhi | An odoriferous plant, used for giving a pleasant scent to a native cloth called puhi ava | (Dvs) |
Tupuaki | Opuhi | (Amomum cevuga) [Fiji cardamom] Problematic | (Atn) |
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