'ā'anu

See also: aanu and aanü

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

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

Noun

'ā'anu

  1. spittle, saliva

Verb

'ā'anu

  1. (intransitive) to spit

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