haʻa

See also: haʻa-

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *saka (“short in stature”). Cognate with Tahitian haʻa (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈha.ʔa/, [ˈhɐ.ʔə]

Verb

haʻa(stative)

  1. low
  2. short

Derived terms

  • haʻahaʻa (reduplicated form)
  • hoʻohaʻa (causative/simulative)

Noun

haʻa

  1. a man or animal of short stature; dwarf

Further reading

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