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akua

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Indonesian tuhan, Malay tuhan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈku.a/, [əˈku.wə]

Noun

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akua

  1. god (deity)
  2. any supernatural being, spirit, ghost, devil
  3. image, idol

Verb

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akua

  1. (stative) divine
  2. (stative) supernatural

Japanese

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Romanization

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akua

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アクア