"ʻawaʻawa" meaning in Hawaiian

See ʻawaʻawa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌʔa.waˈʔa.wa/, [ˌʔɐ.ʋəˈʔɐ.ʋə]
Etymology: Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Maori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava). Doublet of ʻawa. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|haw|ʻawa}} Reduplication of ʻawa, {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kawa}} Proto-Polynesian *kawa, {{cog|ty|ʻawaʻawa}} Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, {{cog|mi|kawa}} Maori kawa, {{cog|sm|ʻaʻava}} Samoan ʻaʻava, {{doublet|haw|ʻawa}} Doublet of ʻawa Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻawaʻawa
  1. sourness, acidity Synonyms: ʻawa
    Sense id: en-ʻawaʻawa-haw-noun-IXvu4fV7
  2. bitterness Synonyms: ʻawa
    Sense id: en-ʻawaʻawa-haw-noun-83BZozZA Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Hawaiian reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 9 69 22 Disambiguation of Hawaiian reduplications: 9 70 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 47 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 76 18
  3. anguish, tragedy
    Sense id: en-ʻawaʻawa-haw-noun-qO1H3S8a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wī ʻawaʻawa (english: tamarind), pānini ʻawaʻawa (english: aloe vera)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tamarind",
      "word": "wī ʻawaʻawa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "aloe vera",
      "word": "pānini ʻawaʻawa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Reduplication of ʻawa",
      "name": "reduplication"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kawa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻawaʻawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻawaʻawa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kawa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻaʻava"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻaʻava",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of ʻawa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Maori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava). Doublet of ʻawa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻawaʻawa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sourness, acidity"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻawaʻawa-haw-noun-IXvu4fV7",
      "links": [
        [
          "sourness",
          "sourness"
        ],
        [
          "acidity",
          "acidity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ʻawa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 69 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 70 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian reduplications",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 47 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 76 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bitterness"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻawaʻawa-haw-noun-83BZozZA",
      "links": [
        [
          "bitterness",
          "bitterness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ʻawa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anguish, tragedy"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻawaʻawa-haw-noun-qO1H3S8a",
      "links": [
        [
          "anguish",
          "anguish"
        ],
        [
          "tragedy",
          "tragedy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʔa.waˈʔa.wa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʔɐ.ʋəˈʔɐ.ʋə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻawaʻawa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian doublets",
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian reduplications",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "tamarind",
      "word": "wī ʻawaʻawa"
    },
    {
      "english": "aloe vera",
      "word": "pānini ʻawaʻawa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Reduplication of ʻawa",
      "name": "reduplication"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kawa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻawaʻawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻawaʻawa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kawa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻaʻava"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻaʻava",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of ʻawa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Maori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava). Doublet of ʻawa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻawaʻawa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sourness, acidity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sourness",
          "sourness"
        ],
        [
          "acidity",
          "acidity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ʻawa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bitterness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bitterness",
          "bitterness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ʻawa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anguish, tragedy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anguish",
          "anguish"
        ],
        [
          "tragedy",
          "tragedy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʔa.waˈʔa.wa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʔɐ.ʋəˈʔɐ.ʋə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻawaʻawa"
}

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