ʻā
Hawaiian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Rapa Nui kā and Maori kā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ʻā
Related terms edit
Verb edit
ʻā
- (intransitive) to burn
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “t”)
Verb edit
ʻā
- (transitive) to drive (i.e. animals)
- to dare (someone to do something)
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
ʻā
- booby indigenous to Hawaii
Etymology 4 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
ʻā
- young damselfish
Etymology 5 edit
Interjection edit
ʻā
Etymology 6 edit
Noun edit
ʻā
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.