ahu
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A stone platform or pile that people use for ceremonies on Polynesian islands
- noun
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- Some moai were erected on stone platforms called ahu.
- a platform called an ahu
Examples
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Tell me that I won't be just another skull under the ahu, Tupa.
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Precautions must be taken as the ahu or platforms where the statues are located cannot be stepped on; they are protected.
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Some moai were erected on stone platforms called ahu in ancient Polynesian cultures.
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The ahu serves as a ceremonial altar to honor ancestors and deities in Hawaiian tradition.
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These sacred stone structures, known as ahu, are significant markers in Polynesian cultural practices.
Synonyms
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A Hawaiian temple where people worship and hold religious ceremonies
is a stone marker or platform used for ceremonies rather than a full temple
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Etymology
The word ahu comes from Polynesian languages where it meant a 'heap' or 'stone platform' used for ceremonies. So, an ahu today is a raised pile or platform of stones that marks a sacred place or memory.