henua

See also: heŋua

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua. Doublet of honua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heˈnua/, [heˈnuə]

Noun

henua

1. (geography) place

References

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

North Marquesan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua.

Noun

henua

1. land
2. island

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Hawaiian honua and Maori whenua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he.ˈnu.a/
• Hyphenation: he‧nu‧a

Noun

henua

1. land, ground, earth

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 21
• “henua”, 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 117