keʻa

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *teka₃ (compare with Maori teka “rung of a ladder”, Tahitian teʻa “crossbeam, awning support”),[1][2] likely from metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *katiʀ “(small) outrigger canoe or canoe hull” thus ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katiʀ (compare with Malay katir and Tagalog katig)[3]

For sense of cross, compare also connection of Maori rīpeka with peka “tree branch” (itself a cognate of Hawaiian peʻa) and kaupeka “rung of a ladder”.

Noun

keʻa

  1. horizontal boom connecting two hulls or outriggers of a waʻa.
    Synonym: ʻiako
  2. cross, crucifix
    Synonym: peʻa
  3. barrier, obstruction

Verb

keʻa

  1. to block, to obstruct
  2. to hinder

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “keʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 141
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “teka3”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 180-1

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *tibʷaŋ (compare with Maori teka, Tahitian teʻa)[1][2][3]

Noun

keʻa

  1. dart

Verb

keʻa

  1. to shoot with bow and arrow
    Synonym: pana

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “keʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 141
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “teka.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 225-6
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