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ʻaoʻao

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kao-kao (“rib, flank”) (compare with Tahitian ʻaoʻao, Maori kaokao, Samoan ʻaoʻao and Tongan kaokao).[1][2][3]

Noun

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ʻaoʻao

  1. side, flank
  2. page of a book
  3. group, team, party

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻaoʻao”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 27
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kao-kao”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 147-8

Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kao-kao (“rib, flank”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻaoʻao and Maori kaokao and Tongan kaokao).[1][2]

Noun

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ʻaoʻao

  1. armpit

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kao-kao”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 147-8

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kao-kao (“rib, flank”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻaoʻao and Maori kaokao).[1][2]

Noun

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ʻaoʻao

  1. rib, side, flank (of animals, humans)

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kao-kao”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 147-8

Further reading

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