peʻa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pea"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.ʔa/, [ˈpɛ.ʔə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *peka (compare Maori peka, Samoan pe'a) from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Fijian beka).[1]

Noun

peʻa

  1. bat (flying mammal)
    Synonym: ʻōpeʻapeʻa

References

  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2011), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 235-7

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *peka (“cross”). Cognate with Maori peka (“branch”), Tahitian pea (“stick laid crosswise”).

Noun

peʻa

  1. cross (geometrical figure, x-shape)
    Synonym: keʻa
  2. starfish
    Synonyms: hōkū kai, peʻapeʻa

Verb

peʻa(stative)

  1. to cross
  2. to menstruate
Derived terms
  • hoʻopeʻa (“to cross and tie”)
  • peʻapeʻa (“crossing”)
  • ʻōpeʻa (“to cross the hands”)

Further reading

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