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Akua

Akua

See also: akua

Hawaiian

Noun

ke Akua

  1. (preceded by definite article) God (Christian)

akua

akua

See also: Akua

Hawaiian

Noun

akua

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

Verb

akua

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

Etymology

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).

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