ʻā

See also: -ʻā, ʻa, ā, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Noun

ʻā

  1. fire, burning
  2. aa lava

Verb

ʻā

  1. (intransitive) to burn

Etymology 2

Verb

ʻā

  1. (transitive) to drive (i.e. animals)
  2. to dare (someone to do something)

Etymology 3

Noun

ʻā

  1. booby indigenous to Hawaii

Etymology 4

Noun

ʻā

  1. young damselfish

Etymology 5

Interjection

ʻā

  1. Ah!, Oh!, Well!

Etymology 6

Noun

ʻā

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1957), “ʻā”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎, 2003.
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