ʻiwa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *kiwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔi.wa/, [ˈʔi.ʋə]

Noun

ʻiwa

  1. frigatebird
  2. (figuratively) thief
  3. (figuratively) handsome man
  4. Asplenium horridum, a species of native fern.

Derived terms

  • ʻiwaʻiwa (“maidenhair fern”)

Further reading

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