maʻawe

Hawaiian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *makawe (“hair, strand of hair” – compare with Maori makawe and Samoan maʻave).^[1]^[2] Likely related to ʻawe “tentacle”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Sense of trace or path can be compared to parallel semantic evolution of English line which also means “cord, string”.

Noun

maʻawe

thread, fiber, strand
Synonyms: awe, hilo, lopi
trace, track, tread, path, line

References

^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻawe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 218
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ma-kawe”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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