'ā'anu

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See also: aanu and aanü

Rapa Nui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔaː.ˈʔa.nu/
  • Hyphenation: 'ā‧'a‧nu

Noun[edit]

'ā'anu

  1. spittle, saliva

Verb[edit]

'ā'anu

  1. (intransitive) to spit

References[edit]

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