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See also: lähi- and Lahi

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧hi
  • IPA(key): /ˈlahiʔ/ [ˈl̪a.hiʔ]

Noun

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lahì

  1. ancestry
  2. race
    Synonym: rasa

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Cebuano

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Adjective

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lahi

  1. other, another
  2. different

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Reanalysis of lahilahi (compare with Maori rahirahi (thin)) from Proto-Polynesian *lafilafi reduplicating *lafi (paper mulbery cloth).[1]

Noun

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lahi

  1. thinness, frailty

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References

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  1. ^ Wilson, William H. (2012 December) “Whence the East Polynesians? Further Linguistic Evidence for a Northern Outlier Source”, in Oceanic Linguistics[1], volume 51, number 2, page 306

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Compare Bikol Central lahi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lahì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜑᜒ)

  1. race (large group of human beings)
    Synonyms: dasa, lipi
  2. clan; lineage
    Synonym: angkan
  3. breed; stock
    Synonym: kasta

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Anagrams

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *lasi. Cognates include Maori rahi and Samoan lase.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈla.hi]
  • Hyphenation: la‧hi

Noun

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lahi

  1. size
  2. largeness
  3. great amount

Verb

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lahi (plural lalahi)

  1. (stative) to be big
  2. (stative) to be many
  3. (stative) to be loud

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 180

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *lasi.

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Adjective

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lahi

  1. big; large; great

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