ahau

See also: á hậu

English

Alternative forms

• ajaw

Etymology

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya ajaw, ultimately from Proto-Mayan *ajahw.

Noun

ahau (plural ahaus)

1. (historical) Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈhau/ [ɐˈhɐʉ]

Pronoun

ahau

1. alternative form of au

Usage notes

• Does not take a when following ki, i, kei, and hei.

See also

Māori personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			au, ahau	māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive)	mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive)
2nd person			koe	kōrua	koutou
3rd person			ia	rāua	rātou

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “ahau”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎^[1], 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN