# hā
## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhaː/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

#### Numeral

hā
* four
* fourth

##### Related terms

* ʻahā
* ʻehā

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

hā
* breath, life

#### Verb

hā
* (intransitive) to breathe

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *faqa (“leaf stalk” – compare with Maori whā “long leaf of taro, harakeke etc.”, Tahitian fā “stalk of banana, coconut or taro leaf”, Tongan faʻa, Samoan faʻa), from Proto-Oceanic *paqa (compare with Fijian ba “taro stalk”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of coconut leaf”) (compare with Malay pelepah, Tagalog palapa)

#### Noun

hā
* any leaf of certain plants like coconut or taro with a thick axis or stalk

### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 44
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 380-1

## Hokkien

* For pronunciation and definitions of hā – see 下 (“to finish; to complete”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 下).

## Japanese
### Romanization

hā
* Rōmaji transcription of はあ

## Latvian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [xaː]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

hā m (invariable)
* The Latvian name of the Latin script letter H/h.

#### See also

* Latvian letter names:
    a (A), garais ā (Ā), bē (B), cē (C), čē (Č), dē (D), e (E), garais ē (Ē), ef (F), gā (G), ģē (Ģ), hā (H), i (I), garais ī (Ī), jē (J), kā (K), ķē (Ķ), el (L), eļ (Ļ), em (M), en (N), eņ (Ņ), o (O), pē (P), er (R), es (S), eš (Š), tē (T), u (U), garais ū (Ū), vē (V), zē (Z), žē (Ž)

## Mandarin
### Alternative forms

* ha — nonstandard

### Romanization

hā (ha$^1$, Zhuyin ㄏㄚ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哈
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛤
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉼／𰽼 / Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰽼
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋌／铤 / Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铤

## Maori
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /haː/, [hɑː]

### Noun

hā
* breath, breathing, essence, taste.
* sound, tone, tenor, timbre, intonation.

#### Derived terms

* hā whakaora (“rescue breathing”)

### Verb

hā (passive hāngia)
* to breathe

### Interjection

hā
* what! oh! hey! (expression of surprise or disapproval)

#### Alternative forms

* ha

## Rapa Nui
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhaː/
* Hyphenation: hā

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Maori whā.

#### Numeral

hā
* four

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *sa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Maori hā.

#### Verb

hā
* (intransitive) to breathe

### References

* Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 79
* Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

## Tokelauan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *saqa. Cognates include Maori hā and Samoan sā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [hʲaː]
* Hyphenation: hā

### Noun

hā
* prohibition, ban

### Verb

hā
* (stative) to be forbidden

#### Derived terms

* Agāga Hā

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 287

## Tuamotuan
### Adjective

hā
* sacred, forbidden