kālua

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See also: kalua and Kalua

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

kā- +‎ lua (“pit”)

Verb

kālua

  1. to cook in an underground oven
  2. to burn brick or lime
Descendants
  • → English: kalua

Noun

kālua

  1. (rare) sinkhole, pit
    Synonym: lua
  2. slope, descent
    Synonym: ihona
    1. downhill path or road

Etymology 2

Verb

kālua

  1. (stative, of a rope) to be double-stranded

Etymology 3

Verb

kālua

  2. (stative) alternative form of ʻālualua (“to be bumpy”)

References

  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 69
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kālua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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