kukula

See also: Kukula and Kukuła

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplicated form of kula, borrowed from English school.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈku.la/, [kuˈku.lə]

Verb

kukula

  1. to attend school

Tokelauan
Te lanu kukula.

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kula. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻula and Samoan ʻula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ku.ˈku.la]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku‧la

Noun

kukula

  1. redness

Verb

kukula

  1. (stative) to be red

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 168
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