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hehega

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *seŋa. Cognates include Rapa Nui heŋaheŋa and Samoan segasega.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [he.ˈhe.ŋa]
  • Hyphenation: he‧he‧ga

Noun edit

hehega

  1. glare (blinding light)

Verb edit

hehega

  1. (stative) to be glaring
  2. (stative) to be yellowish
  3. (stative) to be pale
  4. (intransitive) to blush

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 310
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