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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *riki (“small” – compare with Maori riki, Tahitian riʻi and riʻi, Tongan iliki and liliki).[1] from Proto-Oceanic *rikit from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dikit (“little, small in amount” – compare with Malay dikit and sedikit “few”).[2][3]
Verb
liʻi
- (stative) small, tiny
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “liʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 205
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “riki”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 65
Etymology 2
Noun
liʻi
- Short for aliʻi (“chief”).