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Hawaiian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e. Compare Maori āe and Tahitian ʻae.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ʻae
- yes
Ua ʻae mai ʻoia i koʻu hele- he consented to my going.
ʻAe wale- to agree easily; pliable.
Noun
ʻae
- sap or juice from plants
- saliva
- a type of fern, Polypodium pellucidum
Verb
ʻae
- (intransitive) to rise (used of the tide)
- (stative) to be smooth, soft, mashed
- (transitive) to say yes, consent