hauhau

See also: hau hau

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hau̯ˈhau̯/, [həwˈhɐw], [həwˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

Reduplication of hau

Verb

hauhau

  1. (stative) cold (as food)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *faufau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu (“odor, stench”).

Noun

hauhau

  1. bad odor

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hauhau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Maori

Noun

hauhau

  1. whip

Adjective

hauhau

  1. windy

Further reading

  • “hauhau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌha.u.ˈha.u/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u‧ha‧u

Noun

hauhau

  1. burbark (Triumfetta semitriloba)

References

  • “hauhau”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300
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