ʻaʻā

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔaː/, [ʔəˈʔaː]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *kakaha (to burn) (compare with Maori kakā, Tongan kakaha and Samoan ʻaʻasa) from Proto-Polynesian *kaha (to burn) (compare with Hawaiian ʻā, Rapa Nui ).[1]

Glowing ʻaʻā flow front advancing over pāhoehoe on the coastal plain of Kilauea in Hawaiʻi, United States.

Noun

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ʻaʻā

  1. aa, a type of lava
  2. (figuratively) fury
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: aa
  • French: aa

Verb

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ʻaʻā

  1. (intransitive) to burn, glow
  2. (stative) to be covered in lava, to be stony
  3. (stative, figuratively) to be angry
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ʻaʻā

  1. young damselfish

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ka-kaha”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻaʻā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press