ahiahi

See also: ʻahiʻahi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (late afternoon, evening). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (night) and Māori ahiahi (evening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌa.hiˈa.hi/, [ˌɐ.hiˈjɐ.hi]

Noun

ahiahi

  1. evening (time of day)

Derived terms

Verb

ahiahi

  1. (intransitive) to become evening

Derived terms

Further reading

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (late afternoon, evening). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (night) and Hawaiian ahiahi (evening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈhiahi/ [ɐˈhiɐhi]

Noun

ahiahi

  1. evening (time of day)
  2. afternoon

Verb

ahiahi

  1. (intransitive) to become evening

Derived terms

  • ahiahi pō
  • kōrero ahiahi
  • Meremere-tū-ahiahi
  • moe ahiahi
  • ngā mihi o te ahiahi
  • tēnā koe i tēnei ahiahi
  • tēnā kōrua i tēnei ahiahi
  • tēnā koutou i tēnei ahiahi
  • tū-ā-ahiahi
  • tūtohu ahiahi whakarere hāpara