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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Maori pā (“fortified village, blockade”) and Rapa Nui pā)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa (“animal pen”)[2][3]

Noun

pā

  1. fence, wall, enclosure
  2. pen, sty
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *paqa (cognates include Tahitian pa and Tongan paʻa)[1][4]

Noun

pā

  1. bareness, the state of being barren or infertile
  2. infertility

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *paa[1][5]

Noun

pā

  1. mother-of-pearl

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (cognates include Maori pā)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *bayan (cognates include Fijian baca (“bait”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”)[6]

Noun

pā

  1. lure esp. made from mother-of-pearl

Etymology 5

Variant of pāʻia from Proto-Polynesian *paa-kia (compare with Maori pākia and Tongan pākia).[1][7]

Verb

pā

  1. to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
  2. to reach
  3. to sense (of hearing, drinking, feeling etc)
  4. to blow (as the wind)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 296
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 60-1
  4. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paqa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  5. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.3b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  6. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.3a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  7. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa2b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Japanese

Romanization

pā

  1. Rōmaji transcription of パー
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ぱぁ

Mandarin

Romanization

pā (pa1, Zhuyin ㄆㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啪
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夿
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妑
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扒
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 派
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皅
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舥
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芭
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葩
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚆
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趴

Maori

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Hawaiian pā (“wall”) and Rapa Nui pā) from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa[2] [3]

Noun

pā

  1. fortified place
  2. fortified village, usually on steep-sided raised ground that facilitates defence and affords good view of approaching attackers, such as a hilltop, promontory or small island
  3. screen or blockade

Verb

pā

  1. to block up

Etymology 2

Variant of pākia from Proto-Polynesian *paa-kia (compare with Hawaiian pāʻia and Tongan pākia).[4]

Verb

pā

  1. to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
  2. to reach
  3. to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding
  4. to be heard, reach one's ears, hold personal communication with
  5. to blow (as the wind)
  6. to participate, act together, act in concert, join in (an undertaking)
  7. to have sex

Noun

pā

  1. clump, group or flock
  2. contact (netball, etc.)

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 246-7
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 60-1
  4. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa2b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

  • “pā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

pā

  1. arm; hand
  2. wing
  3. fin

References

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Maori pā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː/
  • Hyphenation: pā

Verb

pā

  1. (transitive) to encircle

References

  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29
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