kukula

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See also: Kukula and Kukuła

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplicated form of kula, borrowed from English school.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuˈku.la/, [kuˈku.lə]

Verb[edit]

kukula

  1. to attend school

Tokelauan[edit]

Te lanu kukula.

Etymology[edit]

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kula. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻula and Samoan ʻula.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ku.ˈku.la]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku‧la

Noun[edit]

kukula

  1. redness

Verb[edit]

kukula

  1. (stative) to be red

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 168
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