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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *puaka.
Pronunciation
Noun
puaʻa
- pig, hog, swine
- pork
- (obsolete) a general name for any introduced quadruped
- banks of fog or clouds, often as gathered over a mountain summit, a sign of rain and believed to be the cloud forms of Kamapuaʻa
- Mehe ao puaʻa lā, ke aloha e kau nei.
- Like a cloud resting on the mountain is the love alighting here.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
terms derived from the noun "puaʻa"
Samoan
Noun
puaʻa
- Alternative spelling of pua'a