ʻawa
See also: awa, Awa, áwa, āwa, ‘awa, awa-, -awa, and -awą
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).
Noun
ʻawa
- kava (Piper methysticum)
- kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant
- sourness, bitterness.
Related terms
- ʻawaʻawa
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 33-4