"honua" meaning in Hawaiian

See honua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /hoˈnu.a/, [hoˈnu.wə]
Head templates: {{head|haw|adverb}} honua
  1. suddenly, abruptly and without reason Derived forms: hele honua (english: to go suddenly), kūhonua (english: suddenly struck)
    Sense id: en-honua-haw-adv-gdtYgD7g Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 11 11 33 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 20 20 23 17 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 16 22 22 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /hoˈnu.a/, [hoˈnu.wə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Doublet of henua. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*fenua}} Proto-Polynesian *fenua, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*panua}} Proto-Oceanic *panua, {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*banua}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{doublet|haw|henua}} Doublet of henua Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} honua
  1. land
    Sense id: en-honua-haw-noun-kOrmNIfK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 11 11 33 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 20 20 23 17 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 16 22 22 20 20
  2. earth Wikidata QID: Q2
    Sense id: en-honua-haw-noun-haw:Q2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 11 11 33 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 20 20 23 17 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 16 22 22 20 20
  3. world
    Sense id: en-honua-haw-noun-SG6kYiTR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 11 11 33 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 20 20 23 17 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 16 22 22 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻohonua (english: causative/simulative), una honua (english: tectonic plate)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /hoˈnu.a/, [hoˈnu.wə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Doublet of henua. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*fenua}} Proto-Polynesian *fenua, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*panua}} Proto-Oceanic *panua, {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*banua}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{doublet|haw|henua}} Doublet of henua Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} honua
  1. (stative) basic, fundamental Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-honua-haw-verb-zk79jFXk Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 27 6 6 18 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 11 11 33 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 20 20 23 17 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 16 22 22 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "english": "The rocket ship left Earth yesterday.",
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