kīpuka

See also: kipuka

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tii-puta (“to make a hole in something; cape, poncho”). By surface analysis, kī- (intensifying prefix) +‎ puka (“hole”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːˈpu.ka/, [tiːˈpu.kə]

Noun

kīpuka

  1. a variation or change in form, such as:
    1. an oasis in a lava bed
    2. a calm place in the sea
    3. a deep place in a shoal
    4. an opening in a forest or a cloud formation
  2. poncho, cape
  3. loop, lasso, snare
  • puka (“hole, opening”)

Descendants

  • → English: kipuka

Further reading

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