uahi

Hawaiian

Etymology

Contraction of auahi from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *ahuafi[1] from Proto-Polynesian *qasu-afi corresponding to au ahi[2] – compare with Maori auahi and Tahitian auahi.

Noun

uahi

  1. smoke

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uahi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 361
  2. ^ Ibid., p. 330
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