aʻa

== Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ʔa/, [ˈɐ.ʔə] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ. Cognates include Māori aka and Samoan a'a. ==== Noun ==== aʻa root (of plant) (~ lau) vein of leaf (~ koko) blood vessel incl. vein, artery sinew (nerve, tendon, muscle) (figuratively) womb, offspring ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻoaʻa (“to cause a plant to take root; to take root”) aʻa koni (“throbbing vein, artery; pulse; throbbing with excitement”) aʻa lewalewa (“hanging roots”) === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== aʻa to send greetings or love ==== Noun ==== aʻa hospitality ==== Related terms ==== haaʻa === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “aʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ. === Noun === aʻa root (of plant) === References === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wakaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI