loaʻa

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *rauka (compare with Maori roaka (“abundant”) plus Tahitian roaʻa and noaʻa) from Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka thus doublet of lawa (“enough, sufficient”) with overlap of doublet of loa (“very, excessive”).[1][2]

Verb

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loaʻa

  1. to acquire, to procure
  2. to find, to discover
  3. to get, to receive
  4. to win, to succeed

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “loaʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 209
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “roaka”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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