kapuahi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *tapu-afi "fireplace", from *tapu (“prohibited”) and *afi (“fire”). Cognate with Maori takuahi, Tahitian tapuahi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌka.puˈa.hi/, [ˌkɐ.puˈwɐ.hi]

Noun

kapuahi

  1. fireplace, hearth
  2. stove, furnace, heater
  3. (firearms) pan

Derived terms

  • kapuahi hoʻomahana hale (“furnace”)
  • kapuahi papakau (“hotplate”)
  • kapuahi ula kahi (“Bunsen burner”)
  • pā kapuahi (“stove burner”)

Further reading

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