auau

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Reduplication of au. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌau̯ˈau̯/, [ˌɐwˈwɐw], [ˌɔwˈwɔw] (rapid speech) === Verb === auau to walk lightly and swiftly to hasten, hurry, rush, excite to action Synonym: hoʻāuau === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “auau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈauau/ [ˈɐʉɐʉ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”). ==== Noun ==== auau bark (of a dog) ==== Verb ==== auau (passive auautia) to bark === Etymology 2 === Reduplication of au. ==== Noun ==== auau frequency, rate ==== Verb ==== auau (stative) to be frequent, recurring ==== Adverb ==== auau frequently, again and again === References === “auau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Portuguese == === Interjection === auau alternative spelling of au au === Noun === auau m (plural auaus) alternative spelling of au au