'ā'anu

See also: aanu and aanü

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Tongan ʻaʻanu and Maori ānu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʔaː.ˈʔa.nu/
• Hyphenation: 'ā‧'a‧nu

Noun

'ā'anu

1. spittle, saliva

Verb

'ā'anu

1. (intransitive) to spit

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300