ahiahi

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening”). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (“night”) and Māori ahiahi (“evening”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌa.hiˈa.hi/, [ˌɐ.hiˈjɐ.hi] === Noun === ahiahi evening (time of day) ==== Derived terms ==== aloha ahiahi ʻaina ahiahi === Verb === ahiahi (intransitive) to become evening ==== Derived terms ==== hoʻāhiahi === Further reading === ahiahi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening”). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (“night”) and Hawaiian ahiahi (“evening”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈhiahi/ [ɐˈhiɐhi] === Noun === ahiahi evening (time of day) afternoon === Verb === ahiahi (intransitive) to become evening