kahua
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Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kahua
- foundation; base; platform (of a house)
- site; location; ground
- arena; stand; stage
- background
- bed (as of a stream)
Further reading
[edit]- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kahua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press