Etymology

awa

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Today it means: Kava, specifically Piper methysticum. Full definition →

Hawaiian ʻawa ← Proto-Polynesian *kawa ← Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ
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awa · noun1

  1. Proto-Oceanic*kawaʀ
  2. Proto-Polynesian*kawa
  3. Hawaiianʻawa
  4. English todayawa

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻawa.

Awa · proper noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from阿波
  2. English todayAwa

Borrowed from Japanese 阿波 (Awa).

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