'Are'are edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun edit

ʻai

  1. stick
  2. tree

References edit

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔai̯/, [ˈʔɐj], [ˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Noun edit

ʻai

  1. food; in particular, any food that is not fish
  2. ruler
  3. score, points in a game

Verb edit

ʻai

  1. to eat (consume)
    Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.
    The cat ate the mouse.
  2. to taste
  3. to bite
  4. to rule

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Rapa Nui edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *qait.

Verb edit

ʻai

  1. copulate