kapua

See also: Kapua

Finnish

Verb

kapua

1. inflection of kavuta:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• kaapu

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kapuqa (“rain cloud”), from Proto-Polynesian *kapu (“mist”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kapu, from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“mist”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kabut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (“mist”). Cognates include Tongan kakapu (“fog, mist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapua/ [ˈkɐpʉɐ]

Noun

kapua

1. cloud
2. (obsolete) mist

Derived terms

• whakakapua (“misty”)

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “kapua”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Pazeh

Etymology

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Noun

kapua

1. blanket, quilt

References

• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸); Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001), Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典) (in Chinese), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN, page 142

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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Noun

kapua

1. fog