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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *leka (“pleasant”). Cognate with Maori reka (“pleasant”), Tokelauan leka (“joke”).
Verb
leʻa(stative)
- pleasing, delightful
- pleased, delighted
- happy, merry
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Noun
leʻa
- joy, pleasure
- happiness, merriment
- (sex) orgasm
Etymology 2
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Verb
leʻa(stative)
- clearly, thoroughly
- ʻike leʻa ― to see clearly
- smoothly, successfully
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