'ā'anu
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Tongan ʻaʻanu and Maori ānu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʔaː.ˈʔa.nu/
- Hyphenation: 'ā‧'a‧nu
Noun
'ā'anu
- spittle, saliva
Verb
'ā'anu
- (intransitive) to spit
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300