kahuna

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian kahuna (“shaman, wizard”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈhuːnə/ Rhymes: -uːnə === Noun === kahuna (plural kahunas or kahuna) (Hawaii) A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion. (surfing) A great surfer. ==== Derived terms ==== big kahuna === Anagrams === Hanuka, Nuhaka == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From kahu (“guardian, master”) +‎ -na (deverbal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈhu.na/, [kəˈhu.nə] === Noun === kahuna (irregular plural kāhuna) priest, sorcerer, magician, minister, wizard expert in any profession (doctors, surgeons, dentists were referred to as such in the 1845 laws) ==== Derived terms ==== hoʻokahuna ==== Descendants ==== → English: kahuna