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
- evening (time of day)
Derived terms
Verb
ahiahi
- (intransitive) to become evening
Derived terms
Further reading
- ahiahi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
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
Verb
ahiahi
- (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