paepae
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Maori.
Noun
[edit]paepae (plural paepaes)
- (New Zealand) The horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.
Tokelauan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Borrowed from Samoan paʻepaʻe.
Verb
[edit]paepae (plural papae)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *pae-pae. Cognates include Maori paepae and Tongan paepae.
Noun
[edit]paepae
Verb
[edit]paepae
- (transitive) to pave with a paepae
- (transitive, + i) to pave (with)
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 256
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