ʻā

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See also: ā, ā-, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Rapa Nui kā and Maori kā.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈʔaː/

Noun

ʻā

  1. fire, burning
  2. aa lava

Verb

ʻā

  1. (intransitive) to burn

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “t”)

Verb

ʻā

  1. (transitive) to drive (animals)
  2. (transitive) to dare (someone to do something)

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

Noun

ʻā

  2. booby indigenous to Hawaii

Etymology 4

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

Noun

ʻā

  1. young damselfish

Etymology 5

Interjection

ʻā

  1. Ah!, Oh!, Well!

Etymology 6

Noun

ʻā

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957) “ʻā”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎, 2003.
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