Kamapuaʻa

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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kama (man) +‎ puaʻa (pig), literally pig man

Proper noun

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Kamapuaʻa

  1. (Hawaiian mythology) a lecherous demigod with pig and human form

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 386