ʻawe
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔa.we/, [ˈʔɐ.ʋe]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₂ (compare with Maori kawe, Samoan ʻave).[1][2][3]
Verb
ʻawe
- to carry
Noun
ʻawe
Derived terms
- hāʻawe
- ʻaweʻawe
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 35
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawe.2a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 429
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₁ (compare with Maori kawe, Tahitian ʻave “strand of a braid”, Tongan kave, Samoan ʻave).[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kawe from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (compare with Cebuano gaway).[2][3]
Noun
ʻawe
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 253-4
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawe.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 201