māhū
Hawaiian
editNoun
editmāhū
- a person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti
- homosexual
- effeminate boy or man
- hermaphrodite
- eunuch
References
edit- "The Meaning of Māhū" Outright International
- “māhū” in Ka‘ōnohi‘ulaokamanō Kai, Manomano, KAI LOA Inc.
Maori
editVerb
editmāhū
- to be gentle