heʻe
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognate with Maori wheke, Rapa Nui hehe, Samoan fe'e, Tongan feke.
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heʻe
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *seke (compare with Tongan heke (“slippery, to slide”); Tahitian heʻe and paheʻe (“to slide”); Maori heke (“to descend, to drip”)).[1]
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heʻe
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Tongan edit
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Noun edit
heʻe