akua

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Indonesian tuhan, Malay tuhan).

Pronunciation

Noun

akua

  1. god (deity)
  2. any supernatural being, spirit, ghost, devil
  3. image, idol

Verb

akua

  1. (stative) divine
  2. (stative) supernatural

Japanese

Romanization

akua

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アクア