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'''pounamu'''
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:* {{en}}: to {{trad|en|greenstone}}
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'''pounamu'''
{{-trans-}}
:* {{en}}: to {{trad|en|greenstone}}
===Derived terms===
* {{l|mi|Te Waipounamu|t=South Island}}
<ref>{{cite-journal |last1=Dodgson |first1=Neil |last2=Chen |first2=Victoria |last3=Zahido |first3=Meimuna |date=Nov 2024 |title=The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon |journal=Linguistics |page=9 |doi=10.1515/ling-2023-0059}}</ref>
==Māori==
===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|mi|pounemu||South Island}}
===Etymology===
Component ''pou'' likely an elision of {{m|mi|powhatu}} ~ {{m|mi|pōwhatu}} (cf. {{m|mi|mou}} from {{m|mi|motu}}), while {{m|mi|namu}} “green-blue, [[grue]]” from {{inh|mi|poz-pep-pro|*namu}} (compare with {{cog|ty|ninamu}}).<ref>{{cite-journal |last1=Dodgson |first1=Neil |last2=Chen |first2=Victoria |last3=Zahido |first3=Meimuna |date=Nov 2024 |title=The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon |journal=Linguistics |page=9 |doi=10.1515/ling-2023-0059}}</ref> {{rfe|mi}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{mi-IPA|pounamu|stress='---}}
===Adjective===
{{mi-adj}}
# [[dark green]]
===Noun===
{{mi-noun}}
# [[greenstone]], [[nephrite]]
#: {{syn|mi|pounemu}}
# [[glass bottle]]
===Derived terms===
* {{l|mi|Te Waipounamu|t=South Island}}
===Descendants===
* {{desc|en|pounamu|bor=1}}
* {{desc|haw|pounamu|bor=1}}
===References===
{{reflist}}
===Further reading===
* {{R:mi:Williams:1917|page=347|entry=pounamu|entryurl=https://digital.soas.ac.uk/CB00000037/00001/375x}}
* {{R:mi:Te Aka 3}}
{{C|mi|Greens|Gems|Minerals|Food and drink containers}}
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