ʻai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

'Are'are

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

ʻai

1. stick
2. tree

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔai̯/, [ˈʔɐj], [ˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Noun

ʻai

1. food; in particular, any food that is not fish
2. ruler
3. score, points in a game

Verb

ʻai

1. (transitive) to eat (consume)

   Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.

   The cat ate the mouse.

2. (transitive) to taste
3. (transitive) to bite
4. (transitive) to rule

Derived terms

• akaʻai
• hōʻai

References

• Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qait.

Verb

ʻai

1. copulate