ʻōlapa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From ʻō- (simulative prefix) +‎ lapa (“to flash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔoːˈla.pa/, [ʔoːˈlɐ.pə]

Verb

ʻōlapa(intransitive)

  1. to flash, to flare up
  2. (figurative) to rumble (of stomach)
  3. (astronautics) to lift off, to blast off

Derived terms

  • hoʻōlapa (causative)
  • ʻōlapalapa (reduplicated form)

Noun

ʻōlapa

  1. dancer
  2. A tree of the genus Cheirodendron, of which five species are endemic to Hawai'i.

Further reading

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