māhaehae

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of mahae (“to tear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˌhae̯ˈhae̯/, [maːˌhɐe̯ˈhɐe̯]

Verb

māhaehae

  1. to tear to shreds

Further reading

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