haʻi

Hawaiian

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Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Polynesian *faki (“pick, pluck”), from Proto-Oceanic *paki (“pluck, break off with the hand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pak (“break, crack, split”).

Verb

haʻi

  1. (transitive) to break, to snap

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Noun

haʻi

  1. break, fracture

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