hāmeʻa

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See also: hamea

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hā- +‎ meʻa (borrowed from Tongan meʻa (thing, matter, object), cognate to Hawaiian mea).

Noun[edit]

hāmeʻa

  1. device, doohickey, gadget, gizmo, thingamajig
    Loaʻa kekahi hāmeʻa no ka hoʻāwīwī ʻana i ke paʻi ʻana.
    There's a device for speeding up the printing.

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