henua
See also: heŋua
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heˈnu.a/, [heˈnuwə]
Noun
henua
- (geography) place
See also
- honua
References
- “henua” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
North Marquesan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua.
Noun
henua
- land
- island
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Hawaiian honua and Maori whenua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he.ˈnu.a/
- Hyphenation: he‧nu‧a
Noun
henua
- land, ground, earth
References
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 21
- “henua”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 117