kukula

See also: Kukula and Kukuła

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplicated form of kula, borrowed from English school.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈku.la/, [kuˈku.lə]

Verb

kukula

1. to attend school

Tokelauan

Te lanu kukula.

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kula. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻula and Samoan ʻula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ku.ˈku.la]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ku‧la

Noun

kukula

1. redness

Verb

kukula

1. (stative) to be red

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 168