ʻaʻā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Hawaiian

FWOTD – 16 November 2012

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈʔaː/, [ʔəˈʔaː]

Glowing Template:okinaaTemplate:okinaā flow front advancing over pāhoehoe on the coastal plain of Kilauea in Hawaiʻi, United States.

Noun

1. aa, a type of lava.

Descendants

• English: aa

Verb

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

Derived terms

• hōʻaʻā

References

• 2003, Hawaiian Dictionary (Pukui/Elbert Dictionary), University of Hawaiʻi Press, den--0-000lp0--1en-Zz-1---Zz-1-home-ʻaʻā--00031-0010utfZz-8-00&a=q&d=D10 Entry "ʻaʻā"