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Pu
1. To come forward to greet someone
met on the road; to walk in front, to go in front:
ka-pú a mu'a, let them go first. 2. Pú a
mu'a, to intervene, to come to someone's rescue;
he-pú-mai a mu'a, he-moaha, he came to my
rescue and saved my life. 3. Ancient expression:
ai ka-pú, ai ka-pú, tell us frankly what you
think. 4. Hole, opening, orifice; well;
circumference, rotundity; swirling water;
pú-haga, vaginal orifice; pú-henua (also
just henua), placenta. He pú henua nó te
me'e aau, he-oti-á; ina-á me'e ma'u o te rima
i-topa-ai koe, a placenta was all you had, it is
a past thing now; you held nothing in your hands
when you were born (stern words said to children to
make them realize that they must not be demanding,
since they were born naked and without possessions).
5. To dig out (tubers): he-pú i te uhi, to
dig out yams.
1. A trumpet. P Mgv.: pu, a
marine shell. Mq.: pu, conch shell. Ta.:
pu, shell, trumpet. 2. A small opening, hole,
mortise, stirrup, to pierce, to perforate, to prick;
pu moo naa, hiding place; taheta pu,
fountain, spring; hakapu, to dowel, to
pierce, to perforate. PS Sa., Fu., Niuē:
pu, a
hole. Mq.: Pu, source, origin. Ma.:
pu, root, origin, foundation. |
