"mao" meaning in Hawaiian

See mao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} mao
  1. a type of fish Related terms: maomao
    Sense id: en-mao-haw-noun-Wcofvxbu Categories (other): Fish Disambiguation of Fish: 99 1 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *mao (“cease raining”). Cognate with Rarotongan mao, Tahitian mao. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*mao||cease raining|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Polynesian *mao (“cease raining”), {{inh+|haw|poz-pol-pro|*mao|t=cease raining}} Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *mao (“cease raining”), {{cog|rar|mao}} Rarotongan mao, {{cog|ty|mao}} Tahitian mao Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} mao
  1. to clear up (e.g. of cloudy weather), alleviate
    Sense id: en-mao-haw-verb-KIUztBBT Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 3 65 21 11
  2. to fade (e.g. of the color of cloth)
    Sense id: en-mao-haw-verb-Re-2Fjhj
  3. to pass (e.g. of a feeling), go away, cease
    Sense id: en-mao-haw-verb-Dc5qg4A0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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