haha'u

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From a replicated form of Proto-Polynesian *faqu. Cognates include Tongan faʻu and Maori whawhau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ˈha.u/
• Hyphenation: ha‧ha‧u

Verb

haha'u

1. (transitive) to tie; tie up

References

• “haha'u”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 197