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See also: hau hau

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hau̯ˈhau̯/, [həwˈhɐw], [həwˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

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Reduplication of hau

Verb

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hauhau

  1. (stative) cold (as food)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *faufau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu (odor, stench).

Noun

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hauhau

  1. bad odor
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References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hauhau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Maori

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Noun

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hauhau

  1. whip

Adjective

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hauhau

  1. windy

Rapa Nui

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Te hauhau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌha.u.ˈha.u/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u‧ha‧u

Noun

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hauhau

  1. burbark (Triumfetta semitriloba)

References

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  • “hauhau”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300