Koa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "koa"

Hawaiian

Etymology

koa (“warrior, courage; koa tree”). Also a short form of compound names containing the element koa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoa/, [ˈkoə]

Proper noun

Koa

1. a male given name from Hawaiian

Related terms

• Kekoa
• Makoa
• Nakoa

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Koa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women and 16 men.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Koa f (plural Koare)

1. car, auto, automobile

Swedish

Symbol

Koa

1. (SAB) history of the Near East

   Holonym: Ko

   Meronyms: Koa.3, Koa.4, Koa.5, Koa.6, Koaa, Koab, Koac, Koae, Koaf, Koag, Koah, Koai, Koaj, Koak, Koal, Koam, Koas, Koax

   Coordinate terms: Ko.2, Ko.3, Ko.4, Ko.5, Ko.6, Koa, Kob, Koc, Kod, Koe, Kof, Kog

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Cua
• Kua

Etymology

From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), via English Koa. Doublet of Cua and Kua.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkoa/ [ˈko.ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -oa
    • Syllabification: Ko‧a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkwa/ [ˈkwɐ] (Hokkien fluent)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Koa

Proper noun

Koa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien