honua

== Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hoˈnu.a/, [hoˈnu.wə] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Doublet of henua. ==== Noun ==== honua land earth world ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻohonua (causative/simulative) una honua (“tectonic plate”) ==== Verb ==== honua (stative) basic, fundamental === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adverb ==== honua suddenly, abruptly and without reason ===== Derived terms ===== hele honua (“to go suddenly”) kūhonua (“suddenly struck”) === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “honua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN