wau
Var. of au, I. (PPN au.)
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Var. of au, I. (PPN au.)
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nvt. To grate, scrape, scratch, rasp, claw, wear away by friction; grater, scraper, as of cowry or other shell. Also uwaʻu, walu. (PPN waku.)
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pers. pron., first person. I. Gram. § 122, 124. NOTE.—The w in this word seems unnecessary; it is formed by the coalescence of the emphatic o and au, the pronoun proper; thus the simple form au, emphatic o au, pronounced quickly becomes wau. The several forms are au, o au, wau and owau.
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v. To say I; to answer I to a question; wau aku la no hoi au, owau, I answered to him, I.
v. See WAO. To scrape; to scratch; to rub; to polish.
2. To clean out, as the inside of a calabash which would require scraping. See WAUWAU.
A form of owau, personal pronoun of the first person used with a passive verb.
A form of owau, to answer.
1. To scrape; to scratch; to rub off.
2. To rub or wear away by friction.
Scraper or grater.
I.
a grater: to scrape, scratch, grate,
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