kaumaha

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkau̯ˈma.ha/, [ˌkɐwˈmɐ.hə], [ˌkɔwˈmɐ.hə] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tau-mafa (“heavy”).

Noun

kaumaha

  1. weight
  2. (figurative) grief

Verb

kaumaha

  1. (stative) heavy
  2. (stative, figurative) sad
Derived terms
  • hoʻokaumaha (causative)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *taumafa (“offering to the gods”). Cognate with Niuean taumafa (“eat [honorific term]”).

Noun

kaumaha

  1. offering, sacrifice

Verb

kaumaha

  1. (transitive) to sacrifice, to make an offering of

Further reading

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