kūʻokoʻa

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of kū (“to stand”) +‎ ʻokoʻa (“separate”, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuː.ʔoˈko.ʔa/, [kuː.ʔoˈko.ʔə]

Verb

kūʻokoʻa

  1. (stative) independent, free

Derived terms

  • hoʻokūʻokoʻa (“make independent”, verb)

Noun

kūʻokoʻa

  1. independence, freedom
    Hōʻike no ke Kūʻokoʻa ― Declaration of Independence

Further reading

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