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liaʻi

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Samoan

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *liaki “to cast or throw away,” (compare with Tongan liaki “to cast off, to discard”)[1]

Verb

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liaʻi

  1. to whirl or swing around
  2. to twirl (of noodles)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “liaki”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Etymology 2

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Compare with Maori riaki “to lift up, to raise”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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liaʻi

  1. to pull up, to uproot
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