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Hawaiian
Etymology
Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Maori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava).[1][2][3] Doublet of ʻawa.
Pronunciation
Noun
ʻawaʻawa
- sourness, acidity
- Synonym: ʻawa
- bitterness
- Synonym: ʻawa
- anguish, tragedy
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawaʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 34
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawa.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ “Kava ~ Kavakava”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden, Benton Family Trust, 2022