Akua
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Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Capitalized version of akua (“god”), a calque of English God.
Noun
[edit]ke Akua
- (preceded by definite article) God (Christian)
- 1840, October 8th, 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
- Ua hana mai ke Akua i nā lāhui kānaka a pau i ke koko ho‘okahi, e noho like lākou ma ka honua nei me ke ku‘ikahi, a me ka pōmaika‘i. Ua hā‘awi mai nō ke Akua i kekahi mau waiwai like, no nā kānaka a pau, me nā ali‘i a pau o nā ‘āina a pau loa.
- God hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwell on the face of the earth in unity and blessedness. God has also bestowed certain rights alike on all men, and all chiefs and all people of all lands.
- Ua hana mai ke Akua i nā lāhui kānaka a pau i ke koko ho‘okahi, e noho like lākou ma ka honua nei me ke ku‘ikahi, a me ka pōmaika‘i. Ua hā‘awi mai nō ke Akua i kekahi mau waiwai like, no nā kānaka a pau, me nā ali‘i a pau o nā ‘āina a pau loa.
- 1840, October 8th, 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom