Maori

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Etymology

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Reduplication (thus doublet) of rehu from Proto-Polynesian *rapuR (hearth) (compare with Hawaiian lehu (ash); Tahitian rehu (ash, grey colour) and rehurehu (twilight); Tongan efu (dust, human remains); Samoan lefulefu)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *dapuR (hearth) (compare with Fijian dravu (ashes) and dravuloa (grey)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapuR (hearth) (compare with Malay dapur (kitchen) and Tagalog dapog (open fire)).[2] Also doublet of nehu and nehunehu.

Adjective

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rehurehu

  1. obscure

Verb

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rehurehu

  1. to dim, to set

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 406-7
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “refu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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

Tahitian

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Etymology

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Reduplication (thus doublet) of rehu from Proto-Polynesian *rapuR (hearth) (compare with Hawaiian lehu (ash); Maori rehu (dust, mist, spray) and rehurehu (obscure); Tongan efu (dust, human remains); Samoan lefulefu) from Proto-Oceanic *dapuR (hearth) (compare with Fijian dravu (ashes) and dravuloa (grey)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapuR (hearth) (compare with Malay dapur (kitchen) and Tagalog dapog (open fire)).[1]

Noun

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rehurehu

  1. twilight
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “refu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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