Wiktionary

kālepa

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

  • kā- +‎ lepa (“flag”), as merchants historically raised white flags when carrying their wares.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈle.pa/, [kaːˈlɛ.pə]

Noun edit

kālepa

  1. to merchant

References edit

  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 69
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