whakaauau

== Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɸaˈkaˌauau/ [fɐˈkɐˌɐʉɐʉ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *paka-qasu, from Proto-Oceanic *paka-qasu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paka-qasu, an affixed form of *qasu. Cognates include Tongan fakaʻahu and Samoan fāʻasu. By surface analysis, whaka- (causative prefix) + reduplication of au (“smoke”). ==== Verb ==== whakaauau (passive whakaauautia) to smoke ==== See also ==== whakaauahi ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ auau (“to repeat”). ==== Verb ==== whakaauau (passive whakaauautia) to modulate === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “au”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 4 John C. Moorfield (2011), “whakaauau”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN