helu

== Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhe.lu/, [ˈhɛ.lu] === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== helu number issue of a publication list, directory Synonyms: papa, papa helu ==== Verb ==== helu (transitive) to count ===== Derived terms ===== helu lele (“to skip count”) heluhelu (reduplicated form) hoʻohelu (causative) === 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-Polynesian *selu (“comb”), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀu (“comb”). ==== Verb ==== helu(transitive) to scratch (the earth), to paw to dig with the fingers ===== Derived terms ===== māhelu (“to dig”) === Further reading === helu in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Sranan Tongo == === Interjection === helu archaic form of eru == Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *selu (“comb”), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀu (“comb”). === Noun === helu comb