'ava

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ava"

English

Noun

'ava (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of kava

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“kava”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻawa and Maori kawa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.va/
  • Hyphenation: 'a‧va

Noun

'ava

  1. liquor

References
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa.

Noun

'ava

  1. kava
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