a'a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

English

Noun

a'a (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aa.
   • 1999, A. Ganeri, Violent Volcanoes:

     A'a is thick, sticky lava which forms jagged, chunky rock when it cools.

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 44:

     I overheard a geologist say that a good pair of boots can be rasped to bits on a‘a in a couple of months.

Digo

Particle

a'a

1. no
   Hamisi akaphia kare Mombasa? — A'a, kadzangbwephiya.

   Has Hamisi already gone to Mombasa? — No, he hasn't gone yet.

References

• Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary (2005), page 1

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.a/

Interjection

a'a

1. An interjection indicating that the speaker needs to defecate.

References

• Greenlandic-English Dictionary‎^[1], (Can we date this quote?)

Linngithigh

Noun

a'a (ergative a'angg)

1. hand
2. forefoot (of a quadruped)

Derived terms

• a'alan
• a'aaran
• a'angon

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.

Noun

a'a

1. root

References

• Allardice, R.W. (1985), A Simplified Dictionary of Modern Samoan, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 8
• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 2

Thao

Noun

a'a

1. baby; toddler