auahi

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *ahuafi merging Proto-Polynesian *qahu (from Proto-Oceanic *qasu from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu (“smoke; fume; steam”)) and *afi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈauahi/ [ˈɐʉɐhi]

Adjective

auahi

  1. smoky

Noun

auahi

  1. smoke

Verb

auahi

  1. to be smoky

Tahitian

Etymology

Compare au.

Noun

auahi

  1. fire

Derived terms

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