laʻe

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Tongan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *raqe, from Proto-Oceanic *raqe, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqih, from Proto-Austronesian *daqiS.

Noun

laʻe

  1. (anatomy) forehead; brow

References

  • Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.