helu

See also: Helu and ħelu

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

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  1. number
  2. issue of a publication
  3. list, directory
    Synonyms: papa, papa helu

Verb

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  1. (transitiveCategory:Hawaiian transitive verbs#HELU) to count
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *seru "scratch the earth; scrape; dig". Cognate with Tahitian heru (“scratch the earth”).

Perhaps ultimately derived from Proto-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#HELUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#HELU *selu (“comb”), from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#HELUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#HELU *saʀu (“comb”).

Verb

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  1. to scratch (the earth), to paw
  2. to dig with the fingers
Derived terms

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Interjection

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  1. archaic form of eruCategory:Sranan Tongo archaic forms#HELU

Tongan

Noun

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  1. comb
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