hāmahama

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Tokelauan[edit]

Te lanu hāmahama.

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of hama (“to shine one's body”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhʲaː.ma ˈhʲa.ma]
  • Hyphenation: hā‧ma‧ha‧ma

Noun[edit]

hāmahama

  1. yellowness; orange

Verb[edit]

hāmahama

  1. (stative) to be yellow; to be orange

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 298
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