ʻawaʻawa

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Māori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava). Doublet of ʻawa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʔa.waˈʔa.wa/, [ˌʔɐ.ʋəˈʔɐ.ʋə] === Noun === ʻawaʻawa sourness, acidity Synonym: ʻawa bitterness Synonym: ʻawa anguish, tragedy ==== Derived terms ==== wī ʻawaʻawa (“tamarind”) pānini ʻawaʻawa (“aloe vera”) === References ===