"loaʻa" meaning in Hawaiian

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Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *rauka (compare with Maori roaka (“abundant”) plus Tahitian roaʻa and noaʻa) from Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka thus doublet of lawa (“enough, sufficient”) with overlap of doublet of loa (“very, excessive”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*rauka|}} Proto-Polynesian *rauka, {{cog|mi|roaka|t=abundant}} Maori roaka (“abundant”), {{cog|ty|roaʻa}} Tahitian roaʻa, {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*lawa-ka}} Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka, {{doublet|haw|lawa|nocap=1}} doublet of lawa, {{doublet|haw|loa|nocap=1}} doublet of loa Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} loaʻa
  1. to acquire, to procure
    Sense id: en-loaʻa-haw-verb-RcbShznJ
  2. to find, to discover
    Sense id: en-loaʻa-haw-verb-d83AuuYh Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 15 47 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 58 12 18
  3. to get, to receive
    Sense id: en-loaʻa-haw-verb-Ch0Qcl6s
  4. to win, to succeed
    Sense id: en-loaʻa-haw-verb-LAVpIggF
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*rauka",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *rauka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "roaka",
        "t": "abundant"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori roaka (“abundant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "roaʻa"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian roaʻa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*lawa-ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "lawa",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of lawa",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "loa",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of loa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *rauka (compare with Maori roaka (“abundant”) plus Tahitian roaʻa and noaʻa) from Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka thus doublet of lawa (“enough, sufficient”) with overlap of doublet of loa (“very, excessive”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "loaʻa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to acquire, to procure"
      ],
      "id": "en-loaʻa-haw-verb-RcbShznJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ],
        [
          "procure",
          "procure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 47 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 48 14 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 58 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to find, to discover"
      ],
      "id": "en-loaʻa-haw-verb-d83AuuYh",
      "links": [
        [
          "find",
          "find"
        ],
        [
          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get, to receive"
      ],
      "id": "en-loaʻa-haw-verb-Ch0Qcl6s",
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to win, to succeed"
      ],
      "id": "en-loaʻa-haw-verb-LAVpIggF",
      "links": [
        [
          "win",
          "win"
        ],
        [
          "succeed",
          "succeed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loaʻa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian doublets",
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*rauka",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *rauka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "roaka",
        "t": "abundant"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori roaka (“abundant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "roaʻa"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian roaʻa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*lawa-ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "lawa",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of lawa",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "loa",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of loa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *rauka (compare with Maori roaka (“abundant”) plus Tahitian roaʻa and noaʻa) from Proto-Polynesian *lawa-ka thus doublet of lawa (“enough, sufficient”) with overlap of doublet of loa (“very, excessive”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "loaʻa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to acquire, to procure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ],
        [
          "procure",
          "procure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to find, to discover"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "find",
          "find"
        ],
        [
          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get, to receive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to win, to succeed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "win",
          "win"
        ],
        [
          "succeed",
          "succeed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loaʻa"
}

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