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kaʻa

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaa"

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ʔa/, [ˈkɐ.ʔə]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *taka (compare with Māori taka (“to fall off, to turn or wind round”), Tahitian taʻa (“to tumble”), Tongan taka (“to wander, to roam”), Samoan taʻa (“to wander, to roam”)).[1][2]

Noun

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kaʻa

  1. car (automobile)
    Synonym: ʻokomopila
  2. cart, buggy
  3. vehicle

Verb

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kaʻa(intransitive)

  1. to roll, revolve
  2. to turn, twist
    Synonym: wili
  3. to pass (go past)
  4. to reach
  5. (figurative) to take effect

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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kaʻa

  1. (intransitive) to pay
    Ua kaʻa ka ʻaiʻē.
    The debt is paid.
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taka.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “kaʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 106
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