kahua
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kahua
- foundation; base; platform (of a house)
- site; location; ground
- arena; stand; stage
- background
- bed (as of a stream)
Further reading edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kahua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press