ʻawaʻawa

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Maori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava).[1][2][3] Doublet of ʻawa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʔa.waˈʔa.wa/, [ˌʔɐ.ʋəˈʔɐ.ʋə]

Noun

ʻawaʻawa

  1. sourness, acidity
    Synonym: ʻawa
  2. bitterness
    Synonym: ʻawa
  3. anguish, tragedy

Derived terms
  • wī ʻawaʻawa (“tamarind”)
  • pānini ʻawaʻawa (“aloe vera”)

References
  1. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawaʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary‎, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 34
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kawa.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. “Kava ~ Kavakava”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022
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