uaua
See also: Uauá
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
uaua
- (stative) tough, sinewy, glutinous, viscid, leathery
- (figuratively) hardheaded, willful, obstinate, tough-minded
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uaua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Kapampangan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *wáqwaq (“mouth of a river”). Compare Tagalog wawa, Cebuano wawa, Aklanon wawa, Kankanaey wawa, Yami wawa (“sea”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uáuâ
- saliva
- river mouth; river confluence; river estuary
- Synonym: alua
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*wáqwaq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
- Forman, Michael L. (1971) “W”, in Kapampangan Dictionary[1], University of Hawai'i Press, page 236
- Bergaño, Diego (1732) Vocabulario de la lengua pampanga en romance[2], Ramirez y Giraudier, published 1860
Mangarevan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Noun edit
ùaùa
References edit
- Edward Tregear (1899) A Dictionary of Mangareva (or Gambier Islands), Wellington: New Zealand Institute
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uaua
Verb edit
uaua
References edit
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Noun edit
ûaûa
- tendons; muscles
- hau ûaûa kio'e ― line made from rats' tendons
- ûaûa toto ― vein, artery
- ûaûa piki ― spasm
References edit
- Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
Rarotongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Noun edit
uaua
Verb edit
uaua
References edit
- “uaua” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Noun edit
uaua
References edit
- George Pratt (1861) Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press
Tahitian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Noun edit
uaua
References edit
- Sven Wahlroos (2002) English–Tahitian, Tahitian–English Dictionary, First edition, Honolulu: The Mā'ohi Heritage Press, →ISBN
- “uaua” in John Davies, A Tahitian and English dictionary, with introductory remarks on the Polynesian language, and a short grammar of the Tahitian dialect: with an appendix containing a list of foreign words used in the Tahitian Bible, in commerce, etc., with the sources from whence they have been derived, 1851.
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uaua
- sinew
- tendon
- blood vessel
- thin wire (for fishing)
- string (of a stringed instrument)
Verb edit
uaua
- (intransitive, + i) to troll, fish (for)
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 41