puaʻa

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See also: pua'a

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *puaka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puˈa.ʔa/, [puˈwɐ.ʔə]

Noun

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puaʻa

  1. pig, hog, swine
  2. pork
  3. (obsolete) a general name for any introduced quadruped
  4. banks of fog or clouds, often as gathered over a mountain summit, a sign of rain and believed to be the cloud forms of Kamapuaʻa
    Mehe ao puaʻa lā, ke aloha e kau nei.
    Like a cloud resting on the mountain is the love alighting here.

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Samoan

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Noun

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puaʻa

  1. Alternative spelling of pua'a