Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e. Compare Maori āe and Tahitian ʻae.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔae̯/, [ˈʔɐe̯]

Interjection

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ʻae

  1. yes
    ʻAe waha
    Oral agreement
    Ua ʻae mai ʻoia i koʻu hele
    he consented to my going.
    ʻAe wale
    to agree easily; pliable.

Noun

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ʻae

  1. sap or juice from plants
  2. saliva
  3. a type of fern, Polypodium pellucidum

Verb

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ʻae

  1. (intransitive) to rise (used of the tide)
  2. (stative) to be smooth, soft, mashed
  3. (transitive) to say yes, consent