uaua

See also: Uauá

Hawaiian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈau̯.a/, [uˈwɐw.wə], [uˈwɔw.wə] (rapid speech)

Verb

uaua

1. (stative) tough, sinewy, glutinous, viscid, leathery
2. (stative, figuratively) hardheaded, willful, obstinate, tough-minded

Derived terms

• hoʻouaua

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uaua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• guagua, vaua (obsolete, Spanish orthography)
• wawa (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *wáqwaq (“mouth of a river”). Compare Tagalog wawa, Cebuano wawa, Aklanon wawa, Kankanaey wawa, Yami wawa (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwawəʔ/ [ˈwäː.wəʔ]
• Hyphenation: ua‧ua

Noun

uáuâ

1. saliva

   Synonyms: lura, dura

2. river mouth; river confluence; river estuary

   Synonym: alua

Derived terms

• Guagua

 

See also

• paroba

 

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wáqwaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Forman, Michael L. (1971) “W”, in Kapampangan Dictionary‎^[1], University of Hawai'i Press, page 236
• Bergaño, Diego (1732) Vocabulario de la lengua pampanga en romance‎^[2], Ramirez y Giraudier, published 1860

Mangarevan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Noun

ùaùa

1. vein; tendon

References

• Edward Tregear (1899) A Dictionary of Mangareva (or Gambier Islands), Wellington: New Zealand Institute

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.a.u.a/, [ʉ.ɐ.ʉ.ɐ]

Noun

uaua

1. vein; artery; sinew; muscle
2. difficulty; dilemma; problem; trouble

Verb

uaua

1. (stative) difficult; hard; demanding

References

• “uaua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Noun

ûaûa

1. tendons; muscles

   hau ûaûa kio'e ― line made from rats' tendons

   ûaûa toto ― vein, artery

   ûaûa piki ― spasm

References

• Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Noun

uaua

1. vein; artery; gland; sinew; tendon; muscle; nerve
2. rubber tube; inner tube (of tyre)
3. toughness

Verb

uaua

1. (stative) sinewy; stringy; tough
2. (stative) elastic; flexible; adaptable

References

• “uaua” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

Samoan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Noun

uaua

1. thews and sinews
2. vein; artery
3. pulse

References

• George Pratt (1861) Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Noun

uaua

1. vein; sinew; tendon; ligament

References

• Sven Wahlroos (2002) English–Tahitian, Tahitian–English Dictionary, First edition, Honolulu: The Mā'ohi Heritage Press, →ISBN
• “uaua” in John Davies, A Tahitian and English dictionary, with introductory remarks on the Polynesian language, and a short grammar of the Tahitian dialect: with an appendix containing a list of foreign words used in the Tahitian Bible, in commerce, etc., with the sources from whence they have been derived, 1851.

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *uaua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.a ˈu.a]
• Hyphenation: u‧a‧u‧a

Noun

uaua

1. sinew
2. tendon
3. blood vessel
4. thin wire (for fishing)
5. string (of a stringed instrument)

Verb

uaua

1. (intransitive, + i) to troll, fish (for)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 41