ʻā

See also: -ʻā, ʻa, ā, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Hawaiian

Noun

ʻā

  1. fire, burning
  2. aa lava

Verb

ʻā

  1. (intransitive) to burn

Verb

ʻā

  1. (transitive) to drive (i.e. animals)
  2. to dare (someone to do something)

Noun

ʻā

  1. booby indigenous to Hawaii

Noun

ʻā

  1. young damselfish

Interjection

ʻā

  1. Ah!, Oh!, Well!

Noun

ʻā

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1957), “ʻā”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎, 2003.
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