hahine
التعريفات والمعاني
== Alu ==
=== Noun ===
hahine
sibling of the opposite sex
=== Further reading ===
Ross, Malcolm (1988), Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (Pacific Linguistics; C-98)[1], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
== Halia ==
=== Noun ===
hahine
sibling of the opposite sex
=== Further reading ===
Ross, Malcolm (1988), Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (Pacific Linguistics; C-98)[2], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
== Hiri Motu ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi. Cognate to Hawaiian wahine and Māori wahine.
=== Noun ===
hahine
woman, specifically a married woman
=== References ===
Riall W. Nolan, Bushwalking in Papua New Guinea (1983), page 133
== Nukuoro ==
=== Etymology ===
According to Carroll, this seems to incorporate the article ha + hine (“female”) (and one does also encounter other articles: de hine, se hine); ha occurs only before hine, and sometimes seems to be interpreted as part of it, when one hears de hahine, se hahine.
=== Noun ===
hahine
woman
=== References ===
Vern Carroll, An outline of the structure of the language of Nukuoro (1965)
Vern Carroll, Nukuoro kinship (1966)
== Pileni ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
=== Noun ===
hahine
woman
=== References ===
A Grammar of Vaeakau-Taumako
== Rennellese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
hahine
woman
=== References ===
Samuel H. Elbert (1975), Dictionary of the Language of Rennell and Bellona, Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark, →ISBN, page 80
== Sikaiana ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
=== Noun ===
hahine
woman