"Kāwelu" meaning in Hawaiian

See Kāwelu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kaːˈwe.lu/, [kaːˈʋɛ.lu]
Etymology: kāwelu, an endemic Hawaiian grass. Head templates: {{head|haw|proper noun|head=}} Kāwelu, {{haw-proper noun}} Kāwelu
  1. (Hawaiian mythology) A woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband. Categories (topical): Hawaiian mythology
    Sense id: en-Kāwelu-haw-name-cq1iE9dO
  2. a female given name from Hawaiian, formerly also given to men Categories (topical): Hawaiian female given names, Hawaiian given names
    Sense id: en-Kāwelu-haw-name-PV1oXS4S Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Download JSON data for Kāwelu meaning in Hawaiian (1.9kB)

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      },
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  "pos": "name",
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            "Polynesia",
            "United States",
            "Culture",
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            "North America",
            "Society",
            "Earth",
            "America",
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        "A woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband."
      ],
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        "(Hawaiian mythology) A woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband."
      ]
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          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "a female given name from Hawaiian, formerly also given to men"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/kaːˈwe.lu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaːˈʋɛ.lu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kāwelu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian proper nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "kāwelu, an endemic Hawaiian grass.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "A woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband."
      ],
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          "Hawaiian",
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        ],
        [
          "mythology",
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        ],
        [
          "suicide",
          "suicide"
        ],
        [
          "underworld",
          "underworld"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hawaiian mythology) A woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband."
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian female given names",
        "Hawaiian female given names from Hawaiian",
        "Hawaiian given names"
      ],
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        "a female given name from Hawaiian, formerly also given to men"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːˈwe.lu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaːˈʋɛ.lu]"
    }
  ],
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}

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