laupapa

Tokelauan

Te laupapa (1).

Te laupapa (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lau-papa. Cognates include Hawaiian laupapa and Samoan laupapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.u ˈpa.pa]
• Hyphenation: la‧u‧pa‧pa

Noun

laupapa

1. blackboard
2. plank, board
3. sawn timber

Derived terms

• alalaupapa

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 173