hauhau

See also: hau hau and Hauhau

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hau̯ˈhau̯/, [həwˈhɐw], (rapid speech) [həwˈhɔw]

Etymology 1

Reduplication of hau.

Verb

hauhau

1. (stative) cold (as food)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *faufau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu (“odor, stench”).

Noun

hauhau

1. bad odor

Related terms

• hauna

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “hauhau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN

Māori

Noun

hauhau

1. whip

Adjective

hauhau

1. windy

Further reading

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

Rapa Nui

Te hauhau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌha.u.ˈha.u/
• Hyphenation: ha‧u‧ha‧u

Noun

hauhau

1. burbark (Triumfetta semitriloba)

References

• “hauhau”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
• Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300