ʻai
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Noun
ʻai
- food; in particular, any food that is not fish
- ruler
- score, points in a game
Verb
ʻai
- to eat (consume)
- Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.
- The cat ate the mouse.
- to taste
- to bite
- to rule
References
- Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert
Rapa Nui
Verb
ʻai
- copulate