ꞌāꞌanu

See also: aanu and aanü

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Tongan ʻaʻanu and Māori ānu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔaːˈʔanu/
  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Hyphenation: ꞌā‧ꞌa‧nu

Noun

ꞌāꞌanu

  1. spittle, saliva

Verb

ꞌāꞌanu

  1. (intransitive) to spit

References

  • Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300
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