paepae
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Maori.
Noun[edit]
paepae (plural paepaes)
- (New Zealand) The horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.
Tokelauan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Samoan paʻepaʻe.
Verb[edit]
paepae (plural papae)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *pae-pae. Cognates include Maori paepae and Tongan paepae.
Noun[edit]
paepae
Verb[edit]
paepae
- (transitive) to pave with a paepae
- (transitive, + i) to pave (with)
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 256
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