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hā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Hawaiian

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Hawaiian numbers (edit)
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    Base form: hā
    Cardinal: ʻehā, (traditional) kāuna
    Ordinal: hā
    Distributive: pāhā
    Fractional: hapahā

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

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hā

  1. four
  2. fourth
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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hā

  1. breath, life

Verb

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hā

  1. (intransitive) to breathe

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Polynesian *faqa (“leaf stalk” – compare with Maori whā “long leaf of taro, harakeke etc.”, Tahitian fā “stalk of banana, coconut or taro leaf”, Tongan faʻa, Samoan faʻa),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *paqa (compare with Fijian ba “taro stalk”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of coconut leaf”) (compare with Malay pelepah, Tagalog palapa)[2][3]

Noun

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hā

  1. any leaf of certain plants like coconut or taro with a thick axis or stalk

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 44
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 380-1

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of hā – see 下 (“to finish; to complete”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 下).

Japanese

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Romanization

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hā

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はあ

Latvian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xaː]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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hā m (invariable)

  1. The Latvian name of the Latin script letter H/h.

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Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Romanization

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hā (ha1, Zhuyin ㄏㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哈
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛤
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉼／𰽼 / Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰽼
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋌／铤 / Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铤

Maori

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hā

  1. breath, breathing, essence, taste.
  2. sound, tone, tenor, timbre, intonation.

Derived terms

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Verb

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hā (passive hāngia)

  1. to breathe

Interjection

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hā

  1. what! oh! hey! (expression of surprise or disapproval)

Alternative forms

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Rapa Nui

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaː/
  • Hyphenation: hā

Etymology 1

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Rapa Nui cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : hā
    Compound form : maha

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Maori whā.

Numeral

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hā

  1. four

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *sa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Maori hā.

Verb

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hā

  1. (intransitive) to breathe

References

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  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 79
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *saqa. Cognates include Maori hā and Samoan sā.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hʲaː]
  • Hyphenation: hā

Noun

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hā

  1. prohibition, ban

Verb

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hā

  1. (stative) to be forbidden

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 287

Tuamotuan

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Adjective

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hā

  1. sacred, forbidden
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