ʻawa
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "awa"
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ʻawa
- kava (Piper methysticum)
- kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant
- sourness, bitterness
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 33-4