wailua

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wairua (“spirit”). Cognate with Māori wairua (“spirit, soul”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌwai̯ˈlu.a/, [ˌʋɐjˈlu.wə], (rapid speech) [ˌʋɛjˈlu.wə] === Noun === wailua ghost, spirit remains of the dead === Further reading === wailua in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.