Rapa Nui

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Polynesian *taqu. Cognates include Hawaiian kau and Maori tau.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ʔu/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ꞌu

Noun

edit

ta'u

  1. time, period

Derived terms

edit

References

edit
  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 175