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Hawaiian Pronunciation Etymology 1 From Proto-Polynesian *taa Proto-Oceanic Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq Proto-Austronesian *taRaq ( “ hewing with an adze ” ) .
Verb kā
to strike , hit , thrust , dash , hurl ( especially with a quick hard stroke ) Etymology 2 From Proto-Polynesian *taʻa Proto-Oceanic Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan Proto-Austronesian *taqan ( “ to hold back, keep in reserve ” ) .
Noun kā
container hanger Derived terms Preposition kā
of , belonging to first part of possessive constructions, a-type kā lāua mau keiki their childrenkā Kimo kālā Kimo's moneySee also
Hawaiian possessive pronouns
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
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1st person
koʻu kaʻu kuʻu ko māua kā māua ko kāua kā kāua ko mākou kā mākou ko kākou kā kākou
2nd person
kou kāu kō ko ʻolua kā ʻolua ko ʻoukou kā ʻoukou
3rd person
kona kāna ko lāua kā lāua ko lākou kā lākou
Etymology 3 Noun kā
czar Hokkien For pronunciation and definitions of kā – see 咬 bite ; to snap at; to gnaw ”). This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咬
Japanese Romanization kā
Rōmaji transcription of かあ Rōmaji transcription of カー Khiamniungan Naga Pronunciation Verb kā
( Patsho ) carry
Jujie liangkü nongni jam le lü ka va. Please carry home this. Latvian Etymology 1 Pronunciation Adverb kā
as soon as Conjunction kā
as since Particle kā
as like Etymology 2 Pronunciation Pronoun kā
genitive of kas Etymology 3 Pronunciation Noun kā m invariable
The Latvian name of the Latin script letter K k See also Latvian letter names:
a A garais ā Ā bē B cē C čē Č dē D e E garais ē Ē ef F gā G ģē Ģ hā H i I garais ī Ī jē J kā K ķē Ķ el L eļ Ļ em M en N eņ Ņ o O pē P er R es S eš Š tē T u U garais ū Ū vē V zē Z žē Ž Mandarin Alternative forms Romanization kā (ka1 Zhuyin ㄎㄚ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咖 Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喀 Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啸 Maori Etymology 1 From Proto-Polynesian *kaha ( “ to burn ” ) . Cognates include Hawaiian ʻā Rapa Nui kā
Verb kā
to burn Derived terms Etymology 2 Verb kā
to screech Derived terms Pali Alternative forms Alternative forms
𑀓𑀸 ( Brahmi script ) का ( Devanagari script ) কা ( Bengali script ) කා ( Sinhalese script ) ကာ ၵႃ ( Burmese script ) กา ( Thai script ) ᨠᩣ ( Tai Tham script ) ກາ ( Lao script ) កា ( Khmer script ) 𑄇𑄂 ( Chakma script ) Etymology Synchronically, as 'thematic' feminine formed on masculine ka ( “ who ” ) . This feminine formation goes back at least to Proto-Indo-Iranian *káH
Pronoun kā f
( interrogative ) who ( interrogative ) what ( interrogative ) which Usage notes The pronoun may function as an interrogative adjective.
Declension Declension table of "kā" (feminine)
Rapa Nui Etymology From Proto-Polynesian *kaha ( “ to burn ” ) . Cognates include Hawaiian ʻā Maori kā
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈkaː/ Hyphenation: kā Verb kā
( transitive ) kindle References Paulus Kieviet (2017 ) A grammar of Rapa Nui →ISBN 29 Tocharian B Adverb kā
why ? (interrogative)Tongan Pronunciation Noun kā
car Zacatepec Chatino Numeral kā
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