ʻai
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"
'Are'are edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Noun edit
ʻai
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ʻai
Verb edit
ʻai
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qait.
Verb edit
ʻai