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"A great surfer."
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"(surfing) A great surfer."
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"ipa": "/kaˈhu.na/"
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"ipa": "[kəˈhu.nə]"
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"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms borrowed from Hawaiian",
"English terms derived from Hawaiian",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Rhymes:English/uːnə",
"Rhymes:English/uːnə/3 syllables",
"en:People"
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"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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"ref": "2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 230",
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"type": "quotation"
}
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"A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion."
],
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"priestess"
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],
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"(Hawaii) A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion."
],
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"Hawaii"
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},
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"A great surfer."
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"(surfing) A great surfer."
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"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"sports",
"surfing"
]
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"2": "kahu",
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"t1": "guardian, master"
},
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/kaˈhu.na/"
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{
"ipa": "[kəˈhu.nə]"
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