See also: hamea

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

From hā- +‎ meʻa (borrowed from Tongan meʻa (thing, matter, object), cognate to Hawaiian mea).

Noun edit

hāmeʻa

  1. device, doohickey, gadget, gizmo, thingamajig
    Loaʻa kekahi hāmeʻa no ka hoʻāwīwī ʻana i ke paʻi ʻana.
    There's a device for speeding up the printing.

Derived terms edit