ʻawa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "awa"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.wa/, [ˈʔɐ.ʋə]

Noun

ʻawa

  1. kava (Piper methysticum)
  2. kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant
  3. sourness, bitterness

References

  • 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
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