Aloha, Part II

Here's another Hawaiian word with disparate meanings (from my Hawaiian-Word-A-Day calendar):

MU'UMU'U

The definition I've always known is "loose gown".



But my calendar also defines it as "amputee" or "cut off, amputated".

Discuss.

And by the way, it's pronounced "moo-oo moo-oo", not "moo moo". Cows say "moo moo", not loose gowns.

UPDATE: It's good being married to a Hawaiian. My calendar is sorta correct.

Mu'umu'u (with the okina) means "loose gown".

Muumuu (without the okina and pronounced "moo moo") means "amputee".

This just proves, boys n' girls, that punctuation does count.