hā

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Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers (edit)
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Base form: hā
    Cardinal: ʻehā, (traditional) kāuna
    Ordinal: hā
    Distributive: pāhā
    Fractional: hapahā

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

hā

  1. four
  2. fourth

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hā

  1. breath, life

Verb

hā

  1. (intransitive) to breathe

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *faqa (“leaf stalk” – compare with Maori whā “long leaf of taro, harakeke etc.”, Tahitian fā “stalk of banana, coconut or taro leaf”, Tongan faʻa, Samoan faʻa),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *paqa (compare with Fijian ba “taro stalk”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of coconut leaf”) (compare with Malay pelepah, Tagalog palapa)[2][3]

Noun

hā

  1. any leaf of certain plants like coconut or taro with a thick axis or stalk

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 44
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 380-1

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of hā – see 下 (“to finish; to complete”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 下).

Japanese

Romanization

hā

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はあ

Latvian

Pronunciation

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Noun

hā m (invariable)

  1. The Latvian name of the Latin script letter H/h.

See also

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

hā (ha1, Zhuyin ㄏㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哈
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛤
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉼／𰽼 / Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰽼
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋌／铤 / Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铤

Maori

Pronunciation

Noun

hā

  1. breath, breathing, essence, taste.
  2. sound, tone, tenor, timbre, intonation.

Derived terms

Verb

hā (passive hāngia)

  1. to breathe

Interjection

hā

  1. what! oh! hey! (expression of surprise or disapproval)

Alternative forms

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaː/
  • Hyphenation: hā

Etymology 1

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : hā
    Compound form : maha

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Maori whā.

Numeral

hā

  1. four

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *sa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Maori hā.

Verb

hā

  1. (intransitive) to breathe

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 79
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *saqa. Cognates include Maori hā and Samoan sā.

Pronunciation

Noun

hā

  1. prohibition, ban

Verb

hā

  1. (stative) to be forbidden

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 287

Tuamotuan

Adjective

hā

  1. sacred, forbidden
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