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Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *peka (compare Maori peka, Samoan pe'a) from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Fijian beka).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
peʻa
- bat (flying mammal)
- Synonym: ʻōpeʻapeʻa
References
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 235-7
Etymology 2
Compare with Maori peka “tree branch”.
Noun
peʻa
- cross (geometrical figure, x-shape)
- Synonym: keʻa
- starfish
- Synonyms: hōkū kai, peʻapeʻa
Verb
peʻa
- (stative) to cross
- (stative) to menstruate