māuna

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈu.na/, [maːˈu.nə]

Noun

māuna

  1. waste
  2. mistreatment

Verb

māuna(transitive)

  1. to waste
  2. to mistreat
  3. to injure

Derived terms

  • hoʻomāuna (causative)
  • māunauna (reduplicated form)

Further reading

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