Etymology

haku

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Today it means: A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei. Full definition →

Hawaiian hak ← Proto-Polynesian *fatu ← Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ)
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haku · noun1

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*batuʀ
  2. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batuʀ
  3. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batuʀ
  4. Proto-Oceanic*patu(ʀ)
  5. Proto-Polynesian*fatu
  6. Hawaiianhak
  7. English todayhaku

Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).

haku · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed fromhaku
  2. Māori · borrowed fromhaku
  3. English todayhaku

Borrowed from Māori haku.

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