paepae
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori.
Noun
paepae (plural paepaes)
- (New Zealand) The horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.e.ˈpa.e/
- Hyphenation: pa‧e‧pa‧e
Etymology 1
Te lanu paepae (1).
Borrowed from Samoan paʻepaʻe.
Verb
paepae (plural papae)
- (stative) to be white
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *pae-pae. Cognates include Maori paepae and Tongan paepae.
Noun
paepae
- stone pavement around a house
Verb
paepae
- (transitive) to pave with a paepae
- (transitive, + i) to pave (with)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 256