ahau

== English == === Alternative forms === ajaw === Etymology === Borrowed from Yucatec Maya ajaw, ultimately from Proto-Mayan *ajahw. === Noun === ahau (plural ahaus) (historical) Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity. == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈhau/ [ɐˈhɐʉ] === Pronoun === ahau alternative form of au ==== Usage notes ==== Does not take a when following ki, i, kei, and hei. === See also === === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “ahau”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN