ʻā

See also: ā, ā-, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Rapa Nui kā and Maori kā.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈʔaː/

Noun

ʻā

  1. fire, burning
  2. aa lava

Verb

ʻā

  1. (intransitive) to burn

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “t”)

Verb

ʻā

  1. (transitive) to drive (animals)
  2. (transitive) to dare (someone to do something)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Noun

ʻā

  2. booby (any one of several species indigenous to Hawaii)

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ʻā

  1. young damselfish

Etymology 5

Interjection

ʻā

  1. Ah!, Oh!, Well!

Etymology 6

Noun

ʻā

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957) “ʻā”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎[1], 2003.
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