lāʻau
See also: lā'au
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlāʻau
Derived terms
editVerb
editlāʻau
References
edit- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lāʻau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Samoan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).
Noun
editlāʻau
Categories:
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian nouns
- Hawaiian verbs
- Hawaiian stative verbs
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan nouns