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Compound of kūlana (“situation”) + kau (“plural marker”) + hale (“house”)
- IPA(key): /kuːˌla.naˌkau̯ˈha.le/, [kuːˌlɐ.nəˌkɐwˈhɐ.le], [kuːˌlɐ.nəˌkɔwˈhɐ.le] (rapid speech)
kūlanakauhale
- city, town, village (a general term)