ahiahi

See also: ʻahiʻahi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening”). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (“night”) and Maori ahiahi (“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.hiˈa.hi/, [ˌɐ.hiˈjɐ.hi]

Noun

ahiahi

1. evening (time of day)

Derived terms

• aloha ahiahi
• ʻaina ahiahi

Verb

ahiahi

1. (intransitive) to become evening

Derived terms

• hoʻāhiahi

Further reading

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

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening”). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (“night”) and Hawaiian ahiahi (“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈhiahi/, [ɐˈhiɐhi]

Noun

ahiahi

1. evening (time of day)
2. afternoon

Verb

ahiahi

1. (intransitive) to become evening