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hē

See also: Appendix:Variations of "he"

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fee. Cognate with Maori whē (“stick insect”).

Noun

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hē

  1. caterpillar (insect)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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hē

  1. grave (excavation for burial)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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hē

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

Further reading

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Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Romanization

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hē (he1, Zhuyin ㄏㄜ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呵
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喝
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗬
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 峆
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抲
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欭
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苙
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荰
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠚
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 訶 / 诃
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠀀

Maori

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Noun

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hē

  1. fault

Verb

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hē

  1. to err

Adjective

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hē

  1. wrong

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈheː]
  • Hyphenation: hē

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *seqe. Cognates include Tuvaluan hē and Samoan sē.

Particle

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hē

  1. Negates a stative verb; not
See also
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *se. Cognates include Maori hē and Samoan sē.

Verb

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hē

  1. (intransitive) to lose one's way, get lost

Etymology 3

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Te hē.

From Proto-Polynesian *seqe. Cognates include Maori whē and Samoan sē.

Noun

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hē

  1. locust, grasshopper

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 304
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