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Etymology of haku

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 fr

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

The yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Māori haku.

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