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Kamapuaʻa
Kamapuaʻa
Hawaiian
Proper noun
Kamapuaʻa
(
Hawaiian
mythology
)
A
lecherous
demigod
with pig and human form.
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert,
Hawaiian Dictionary
, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 386
Etymology
kama
(
“
man
”
)
+
puaʻa
(
“
pig
”
)
= "pig man"
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