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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
ʻaʻa
- to brave, challenge, defy
- to venture
- to accept a challenge
- to act wickedly
- (stative) to be bold, brave, adventurous
Etymology 2
Noun
ʻaʻa
- belt, waist
Verb
ʻaʻa
- to tie on
Etymology 3
From Proto-Oceanic *kaka (“young coconut frond; coconut leaf sheath”). Compare Tahitian ʻaʻa, Maori kaka, Samoan ʻaʻa.
Noun
ʻaʻa
- bag
- pocket
- caul
- fiber from a coconut husk
- coconut leaf sheath: a clothlike covering found on the bottom of a coconut frond
- cloth
- eyelid
- chaff
Etymology 4
Noun
ʻaʻa
- alternative form of ʻā (“booby”)
Etymology 5
Noun
ʻaʻa
- alternative form of Maʻaʻa (“wind current in Lahaina”)
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻaʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “KAKA.1A”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online