mahae

Aklanon

Etymology

Akin to Malay mahal and Tagalog mahal.

Adjective

mahae

  1. dear

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ma-sae (“torn”), from *ma- (“stative prefix”) and *sae (“to tear”). From ma- +‎ hae (“to tear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈhae̯/, [məˈhɐe̯]

Verb

mahae

  1. (transitive) to tear, to split, to separate

Derived terms

  • hae (“tear”, verb)

Further reading

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