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wawā

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of wā #3, wā #4; tumultuous; racket, loud talk, echo, sound of distant voices, roar; rumored, talked about, resounding, repeating (see hānau wawā).

  • Examples:
    • Ua wawā ʻia e kaua ana nā aupuni ʻelua, it is rumored that the two governments are going to battle.
    • Ahu wawā ka nahele, a mass of sound in the forest [of rumor, gossip].
    • Ka wawā lapuwale (1 Tim. 6.20), profane babblings.
  • Related:
    • hoʻowawā Caus/sim.
  • References:

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wawa

/ WA-WA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To shout in a noisy tumultuous way; to bawl in a vociferous confused manner.

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wawa

/ WA-WA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., A tumult, as the action of a tumultuous assembly.

2. s., Babbling, vain, foolish talking. 1 Tim. 6:20.

3. s., A confused noise, as of a battle at a distance. 2 Sam. 18:29. The confused noise of a multitude.

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wawa

/ WA-WA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Noisy on account of great multitudes; tumultuous. Isa. 22:2.

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wawa

/ wă-wă' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Noisy on account of great multitudes; tumultuous.

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wawa

/ wă'-wă' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A tumult, as the action of a tumultuous assembly.

2. n., Babbling; vain, foolish talking.

3. n., A confused noise, as of a battle at a distance; the confused noise of a multitude.

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wawa

/ wă-wā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To shout in a noisy tumultuous way; to bawl in a vociferous confused manner. The word applies also to vague or untrustworthy rumors.

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wawa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Rumor, or common fame in Virgilʻs apt description, is wawa; the confused talk of a multitude is walāʻau.

wawa’

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

a tumult: noisy.

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