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{ "etymology_text": "ka (“the”) + wena (“glow”). Made famous by Mary Kawena Pukui, whose name was shortened from Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua \"The rosy glow of the sky of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele, the earth-eating woman.\"", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "haw", "2": "proper noun" }, "expansion": "Kawena", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "Hawaiian", "lang_code": "haw", "pos": "name", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Hawaiian female given names", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Hawaiian given names", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "glosses": [ "a female given name from Hawaiian" ], "id": "en-Kawena-haw-name-73rIcW97", "links": [ [ "given name", "given name" ] ], "wikipedia": [ "Mary Kawena Pukui" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/kaˈwe.na/" }, { "ipa": "[kəˈʋɛ.nə]" } ], "word": "Kawena" }
{ "etymology_text": "ka (“the”) + wena (“glow”). Made famous by Mary Kawena Pukui, whose name was shortened from Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua \"The rosy glow of the sky of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele, the earth-eating woman.\"", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "haw", "2": "proper noun" }, "expansion": "Kawena", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "Hawaiian", "lang_code": "haw", "pos": "name", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header", "Hawaiian female given names", "Hawaiian female given names from Hawaiian", "Hawaiian given names", "Hawaiian lemmas", "Hawaiian proper nouns", "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "glosses": [ "a female given name from Hawaiian" ], "links": [ [ "given name", "given name" ] ], "wikipedia": [ "Mary Kawena Pukui" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/kaˈwe.na/" }, { "ipa": "[kəˈʋɛ.nə]" } ], "word": "Kawena" }
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