Pasefika Tahitian Dictionary: ʻUru
ʻUru in Tahitian language is Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit in English language.
Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis in English language is known as:
- ʻUlu in Sāmoan language
- ʻUlu in Hawaiʻian language
- Mei in Tongan language
- ʻUru in Tahitian language
- Kuru in Māori language
ʻUru (Artocarpus altilis) - noun
ʻUru (phonetic: / o͞o-Ro͞o / | ipa:/ ˈʔuˑruˑ / | symbols: / ˈ-ˌü-rü / )
ʻUru is the word in Tahitian language for the Artocarpus altilis tree and fruit of the tree also known as breadfruit.
Maiore is another word in Tahitian language for the Artocarpus altilis tree and fruit.
Jon Apisa. ʻUlu. 2024. oil on canvas, 48" x 48" (1121.9 cm x 121.9 cm).
Talo drawing by Jon Apisa
Jon Apisa. ʻUlu RGB. 2010. oil on canvas, 54" x 42" (137.2 cm x 106.7 cm).
ʻUlu RGB painting by Jon Apisa
Jon Apisa. Hawai‘ian Quilt ʻUlu. 2003. oil on canvas, 50" x 48" (127 cm x 121.9 cm).
Hawai‘ian Quilt ʻUlu painting by Jon Apisa
Tahitian to English Dictionary
| English | Tahitian | Sāmoan | Hawaiʻian | Tongan | Māori | Scientific |
| White | ‘Uo‘uo | Pa‘epa‘e | Keʻokeʻo | Hinehina | ||
| Red | ‘Ura‘ura | Mūmū | ‘Ula‘ula | Kulokula | ||
| Red | ‘Ute‘ute | Mūmū | ‘Ula‘ula | Kulokula | ||
| Rain | Ua | Timu | Ua | ʻUha | Ua | |
| Ebb Tide | ʻUa heʻe te miti i tai | Taimaui | Kai emi | Kuo fonohifo ‘a e tahi | Tai timu | |
| Coconut Crab | Uʻa vāhi | Ūū | Birgus Latro | |||
| Question | Uiraʻa | Fesili | Nīnau | Fehuʻi | Pātai | |
| Head | Upoʻo | Ulu | Poʻo | ʻUlu | Upoko | |
| Dog | ʻŪrī | ʻUlī | ʻĪlio | Kulī | Kurī | Canis familiaris |
| Dog | ʻŪrī | Maile | ʻĪlio | Kulī | Kurī | Canis familiaris |
| Compass 247.5° WSW | Uru | Sisifo Saute i Sisifo | ʻĀina Kona | Hihifo Tongahihifo | Kāinga Whakarunga | WSW 247.5° |
| Breadfruit | ʻUru | ʻUlu | ʻUlu | Mei | Kuru | Artocarpus altilis |
| Compass 225° SW | Urupā | Saute i Sisifo | Manu Kona | Tokelau Hihifo | Manu Whakarunga | SW 225° |
| South West | Urupā | Saute i Sisifo | Kona | Tokelau Hihifo | Tonga mā uru | SW 225° |
| Forest | Ururā‘au | Vao | Ulu lā‘au | Vao | Wao |
English to Polynesian Dictionary
Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary
Tongan to English Dictionary
Tahitian to English Dictionary
Māori to English Dictionary
The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.