akua

See also: Akua

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Indonesian tuhan, Malay tuhan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈku.a/, [əˈku.wə]

Noun

akua

  1. god (deity)
  2. any supernatural being, spirit, ghost, devil
  3. image, idol

Verb

akua

  1. (stative) divine
  2. (stative) supernatural

Japanese

Romanization

akua

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アクア
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