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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *ake (“species of tree”). Cognate with Maori ake(ake) (“broadleaf hopbush”).
Noun
aʻe
- any of several native Hawaiian trees (Sapindus spp., Zanthoxylum spp.)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Maori ake (“upwards”).
Particle
aʻe
- up, upward, sideways
- next, approaching
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Antonyms
Etymology 3
Possibly a + e.
Preposition
aʻe
- (poetic) to; by alternative form of e