kaumaha

== Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkau̯ˈma.ha/, [ˌkɐwˈmɐ.hə], (rapid speech) [ˌkɔwˈmɐ.hə] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tau-mafa (“heavy”). ==== Noun ==== kaumaha weight (figurative) grief ==== Verb ==== kaumaha (stative) heavy (stative, figurative) sad ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻokaumaha (causative) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Polynesian *taumafa (“offering to the gods”). Cognate with Niuean taumafa (“eat [honorific term]”). ==== Noun ==== kaumaha offering, sacrifice ==== Verb ==== kaumaha (transitive) to sacrifice, to make an offering of === Further reading === kaumaha in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.