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heuheu

Maori

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Etymology 1

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Reduplication of heu, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *seu (compare with Tahitian heu, Tongan heu (“to ward off, to stir, to rake”), Samoan seu (“to ward off”), Fijian seu (“to scratch, to paw, to scoop”).[1][2]

Verb

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heuheu

  1. to clear away, to remove
  2. to disperse
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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heuheu

  1. brushwood

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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heuheu

  1. shave

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 63-4
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “seu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • “heuheu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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