kahua

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”) (compare with Tahitian tahua and Maori tahua).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈhu.a/, [kəˈhu.wə]

Noun

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kahua

  1. foundation; base; platform (of a house)
  2. site; location; ground
    Synonym: mālaʻe
  3. arena; stand; stage
  4. background
  5. bed (as of a stream)

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kahua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 113
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tafuqa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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