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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
haku en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ
Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ)
Proto-Polynesian *fatu
Hawaiian hakubor.
English haku
Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).
Meanings
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(Hawaii) A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
Relateds
haku lei
haku en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori haku.
Meanings
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(New-Zealand) The yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).