kahua

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kaˈhua/, [kəˈhuə]

Noun[edit]

kahua

foundation; base; platform (of a house)
site; location; ground
arena; stand; stage
background
bed (as of a stream)

Further reading[edit]

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kahua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

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