lava-lava
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See also: lavalava
English
Noun
lava-lava (plural lava-lavas)
- Alternative form of lavalava
Samoan
Etymology
Reduplication of lava from Proto-Polynesian *lawa₃ (“loincloth, skirt”) (compare with Tongan lavalava (“to bind”); Tongan vala (“loincloth”))[1] related to Proto-Polynesian *lawa₂ (compare with Maori whakarawa (“to fasten”), Hawaiian lawa (“to bind, fasten securely”), Tongan lalava (“to braid with a sennit, to wrap”)) from Proto-Oceanic *lawaq₂ (“spider”) (compare with Fijian lawalawa (“cobweb”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq (“spider”) (compare with Malay labah-labah and lelabah, Tagalog alalawa)[2]
Noun
lava-lava
Verb
lava-lava
- To dress