paepae

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Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

paepae (plural paepaes)

  1. (New Zealand) The horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧e‧pa‧e

Etymology 1

Te lanu paepae (1).

Borrowed from Samoan paʻepaʻe.

Verb

paepae (plural papae)

  1. (stative) to be white

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *pae-pae. Cognates include Maori paepae and Tongan paepae.

Noun

paepae

  1. stone pavement around a house

Verb

paepae

  1. (transitive) to pave with a paepae
  2. (transitive, + i) to pave (with)

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 256