kaʻa

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taka (compare with Maori taka (“to fall off, to turn or wind round”), Tahitian taʻa (“to tumble”), Tongan taka (“to wander, to roam”), Samoan taʻa (“to wander, to roam”)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

kaʻa

  1. car (automobile)
    Synonym: ʻokomopila
  2. cart, buggy
  3. vehicle

Verb

kaʻa

  1. (intransitive) to roll, revolve
  2. (intransitive) to turn, twist
    Synonym: wili
  3. (intransitive) to pass, to reach

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taka.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kaʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 106
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