hāmahama

Tokelauan

Te lanu hāmahama.

Etymology

Reduplication of hama (“to shine one's body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʲaː.ma ˈhʲa.ma]
• Hyphenation: hā‧ma‧ha‧ma

Noun

hāmahama

1. yellowness; orange

Verb

hāmahama

1. (stative) to be yellow; to be orange

Synonyms

• hahama

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 298