On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:36:59 GMT, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>"smithfarms pure kona" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:05:00 GMT, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:06:48 GMT, smithfarms pure kona
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >How are these pronounced?
>> >u = oo as in moo?
>> >
>> >> pau
>> >pa-oo?
>> >
>> >> imu
>> >im-oo?
>> >
>> >TIA
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Practice safe eating - always use condiments
>>
>>
>> Kind of depends.
>>
>>
>> pau is pronounced <pow>
>> imu is pronounced <e-moo>
>>
>> Happy to help.
>>
>> aloha,
>> Thunder
>> http://www.smithfarms.com
>> Farmers & Sellers of 100%
>> Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff
>
>Actually, I think pau (now pronounced POW) was actually pa'u,
originally
>which would make the pronounciation PAH oo. I could be wrong, but
that's
>what I've heard from Hawaiian linguists.
>
>kili

pa'u is a word that has several meanings according to my Pukui/Elbert
dictionary
among them.....soot, smudge,moist, damp,
but the most common use of pa'u is the pa'u riders who sit side saddle
on horses and their long flowing skirts are called pa'u.

aloha,
Thunder
http://www.smithfarms.com
Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff