ʻaha

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ha/, [ˈʔɐ.hə]

Etymology 1

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Noun

ʻaha

  1. meeting, gathering, assembly
Derived terms
  • ʻaha hoʻokolokolo (“court of law”)
  • ʻaha hulahula (“ball”)
  • ʻaha kenekoa (“senate”)
  • ʻaha mele (“song concert”)
  • ʻaha nīele (“inquest”)
  • ʻaha ʻaina (“feast”)
  • ʻaha ʻula (“council of chiefs”)
  • ʻahaʻōlelo (“legislature”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“sennit (coconut husk fiber)”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapa. Compare Maori kaha (“rope”).

Noun

ʻaha

  1. sennit (coconut husk fiber)
  2. cord of braided sennit, hair, etc.
  3. string (of a musical instrument)
Derived terms
  • ʻahaʻaha (“cordage”)
  • hōʻaha (“braid”, verb)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“Diamond-scaled mullet”). Compare Maori kahawai (“Australian salmon”).

Noun

ʻaha

  1. needlefish (any fish in the family Belonidae)
Derived terms

Further reading

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