ʻē

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ee. Cognates include Rapa Nui ꞌēē and Tahitian ʻē.

Interjection

ʻē

1. (informal) yes

Etymology 2

Noun

ʻē

1. The name of the Latin script letter E/e.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *kehe (“be different”), from Proto-Oceanic *kese (“be different”).

Verb

ʻē(stative)

1. strange, different
2. previous

Derived terms

• ʻēʻē (“contrary”)

Further reading

• ʻē in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ee. Cognates include Rapa Nui ꞌēē and Hawaiian ʻē.

Adverb

ʻē

1. yes

Conjunction

ʻē

1. and

References

• Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎^[1] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
• “ʻē” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.