ʻau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔau̯/, [ˈʔɐw], [ˈʔɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kau (compare with Maori kau), from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare with Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

ʻau

  1. handle
  2. staff
  3. stem; stalk
  4. shaft
  5. (anatomy) bone (of lower arm or leg)
  6. a group (when followed by a qualifier)
Derived terms
  • ʻau kī
  • ʻau lima
  • ʻau wāwae

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kau, from Proto-Oceanic *kaʀu.

Verb

ʻau

  1. (intransitive) to swim, travel by sea
  2. (intransitive) to jut out, project
Derived terms
  • hōʻau (“teach to swim”, verb)
  • ʻau kolo (“crawl”)
  • ʻau kū (“tread water”, verb)
  • ʻau kua (“backstroke”)
  • ʻau mālolo (“butterfly stroke”)
  • ʻau umauma (“breaststroke”)
  • ʻau ʻīlio (“dog paddle”)

Further reading

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “‘au”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kau, from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

ʻau

  1. staff
  2. shaft
  3. axle
  4. handle
  5. whisk

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kau, from Proto-Oceanic *kaʀu.

Verb

ʻau

  1. swim
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