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

  1. food; in particular, any food that is not fish
  2. ruler
  3. score, points in a game

Verb

ʻai

  1. to eat (consume)
    Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.
    The cat ate the mouse.
  2. to taste
  3. to bite
  4. to rule

References
  • Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Rapa Nui

Verb

ʻai

  1. copulate
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