ʻae
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e. Compare Maori āe and Tahitian ʻae.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]ʻae
- yes
- ʻAe waha
- Oral agreement
- Ua ʻae mai ʻoia i koʻu hele
- he consented to my going.
- ʻAe wale
- to agree easily; pliable.
Noun
[edit]ʻae
- sap or juice from plants
- saliva
- a type of fern, Polypodium pellucidum
Verb
[edit]ʻae
- (intransitive) to rise (used of the tide)
- (stative) to be smooth, soft, mashed
- (transitive) to say yes, consent
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- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian interjections
- Hawaiian terms with usage examples
- Hawaiian nouns
- Hawaiian verbs
- Hawaiian intransitive verbs
- Hawaiian stative verbs
- Hawaiian transitive verbs