pāwai

Hawaiian

Etymology

pā- +‎ wai (“water”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːˈwai̯/, [paːˈʋɐj], [paːˈʋɛj] (rapid speech)

Verb

pāwai

  1. to have water

References
  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 72
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