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akemāmā

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From ake (“liver > any organ[1]”) +‎ māmā (“light; nimble”) in reference to its alveoli – compare with Rarotongan atemāmā and Samoan māmā[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ke.maːˈmaː/, [ə.ke.maːˈmaː]

Noun

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akemāmā

  1. (anatomy) lung

References

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  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2016), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 189
  2. ^ ibid., pp. 183-4.

Further reading

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