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Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- kā- + lepa (“flag”), as merchants historically raised white flags when carrying their wares.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kaːˈle.pa/, [kaːˈlɛ.pə]
kālepa
- to merchant
References[edit]
- Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 69
