aʻe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ʔe/, [ˈɐ.ʔe]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ake (“species of tree”). Cognate with Maori ake(ake) (“broadleaf hopbush”).

Noun

aʻe

  1. any of several native Hawaiian trees (Sapindus spp., Zanthoxylum spp.)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Maori ake (“upwards”).

Particle

aʻe

  1. up, upward, sideways
  2. next, approaching
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Etymology 3

Possibly a +‎ e.

Preposition

aʻe

  1. (poetic) to; by alternative form of e
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