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pā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

Hawaiian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Maori pā (“fortified village, blockade”) and Rapa Nui pā)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa[2] related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pager (“enclosure; palisade around a village; fence around a planted tree or cultivated field”) (compare with Malay pagar (“fence”)).

Noun edit

pā

  1. fence, wall, enclosure
  2. pen, sty
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *paqa (cognates include Tahitian pa and Tongan paʻa)[1][3]

Noun edit

pā

  1. bareness, the state of being barren or infertile
  2. infertility

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *paa[1][4]

Noun edit

pā

  1. mother-of-pearl

Etymology 4 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (cognates include Maori pā)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *bayan (cognates include Fijian baca (“bait”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”)[5]

Noun edit

pā

  1. lure esp. made from mother-of-pearl

Etymology 5 edit

Variant of pāʻia from Proto-Polynesian *paa-kia (compare with Maori pākia and Tongan pākia).[1][6]

Verb edit

pā

  1. to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
  2. to reach
  3. to sense (of hearing, drinking, feeling etc)
  4. to blow (as the wind)

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 296
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paqa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  4. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.3b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  5. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.3a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  6. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa2b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

pā

  1. Rōmaji transcription of パー
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ぱぁ

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

pā (pa1, Zhuyin ㄆㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啪
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夿
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妑
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扒
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 派
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皅
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舥
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芭
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葩
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚆
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趴

Maori edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Hawaiian pā (“wall”) and Rapa Nui pā) from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa[2] related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pager (“enclosure; palisade around a village; fence around a planted tree or cultivated field”) (compare with Malay pagar (“fence”)).

Noun edit

pā

  1. fortified place
  2. fortified village, usually on steep-sided raised ground that facilitates defence and affords good view of approaching attackers, such as a hilltop, promontory or small island
  3. screen or blockade

Verb edit

pā

  1. to block up

Etymology 2 edit

Variant of pākia from Proto-Polynesian *paa-kia (compare with Hawaiian pāʻia and Tongan pākia).[3]

Verb edit

pā

  1. to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
  2. to reach
  3. to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding
  4. to be heard, reach one's ears, hold personal communication with
  5. to blow (as the wind)
  6. to participate, act together, act in concert, join in (an undertaking)
  7. to have sex

Noun edit

pā

  1. clump, group or flock
  2. contact (netball, etc.)

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 246-7
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa2b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading edit

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

Marshallese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pā

  1. arm; hand
  2. wing
  3. fin

References edit

Rapa Nui edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Maori pā.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː/
  • Hyphenation: pā

Verb edit

pā

  1. (transitive) to encircle

References edit

  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29
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