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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  1. caterpillar (insect)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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  1. grave (excavation for burial)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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  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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  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

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(he1, Zhuyin ㄏㄜ)

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Maori

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Noun

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  1. fault

Verb

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  1. to err

Adjective

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  1. wrong

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈheː]
  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

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

Particle

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  1. Negates a stative verb; not
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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  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 .

Noun

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  1. locust, grasshopper

References

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