-ā-

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aː./

Interfix

-ā-

  1. forms simulative compounds
    ‎ʻai (“to eat”) + ‎-ā- + ‎manō (“shark”) → ‎ʻaiāmanō (“to eat like a shark”)

Derived terms

Hawaiian terms interfixed with -ā-
hanuāpuaʻa
heleāiʻa
heleāwai
hikiāloa
holoāiʻa
huliāmahi
ʻaiāmanō
ʻaiāpuaʻa

References

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