pāwai

Hawaiian

Etymology

pā- +‎ wai (“water”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːˈwai̯/, [paːˈʋɐj], [paːˈʋɛj] (rapid speech)

Verb

pāwai

1. to have water

References

• Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 72