kālua

See also: kalua and Kalua

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈlu.a/, [kaːˈlu.wə]

Etymology 1

kā- +‎ lua (“pit”)

Verb

kālua

1. to cook in an underground oven
2. to burn brick or lime

Descendants

• → English: kalua

Noun

kālua

1. (rare) sinkhole, pit

   Synonym: lua

2. slope, descent

   Synonym: ihona

   1. downhill path or road

Etymology 2

Verb

kālua

1. (stative, of a rope) to be double-stranded

Etymology 3

Verb

kālua

2. (stative) alternative form of ʻālualua (“to be bumpy”)

References

• Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 69
• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kālua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press