ʻeli

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) ~ *kali (compare with Maori kari)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali₂ (compare with Malay gali).[2][3] Doublet of ʻali.[1]

Verb

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ʻeli

  1. to dig

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 20, 41
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kali.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 123-4