kāmaʻa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *taamaka (“sandals”) – compare with Māori tāmaka, Rarotongan tāmaka and Tahitian tamaʻa. By surface analysis, kā- (causative prefix) +‎ maʻa (“bind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈma.ʔa/, [kaːˈmɐ.ʔə]

Noun

kāmaʻa

  1. sandal, slipper
  2. shoe, boot

Derived terms

  • hoʻokāmaʻa (“put on shoes”, verb)
  • kāmaʻa ʻole (“barefoot”)

Further reading

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