-ā-

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː./

Interfix

-ā-

1. forms simulative compounds

   ‎ʻai (“to eat”) + ‎-ā- + ‎manō (“shark”) → ‎ʻaiāmanō (“to eat like a shark”)

Derived terms

Hawaiian terms interfixed with -ā-

References

• a in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.