'ava

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ava"

English

Noun

'ava (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of kava

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“kava”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻawa and Maori kawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.va/
• Hyphenation: 'a‧va

Noun

'ava

1. liquor

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa.

Noun

'ava

1. kava