hāmahama
Tokelauan
Etymology
Reduplication of hama (“to shine one's body”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaː.ma.ˈha.ma/
- Hyphenation: hā‧ma‧ha‧ma
Noun
hāmahama
- yellowness
Verb
hāmahama
- (stative) to be yellow
Synonyms
- hahama
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 298