kāua
/ kā.ua /1. vt., To detain, gently request to remain.
- Examples:
- Ua kāua mai ʻoia iaʻu e noho iho ā liʻuliʻu me ia, he politely asked me to stay a short time with him.
2. pronoun, We, us (dual, inclusive).
- Examples:
- Mai kāua! Come to me.
- Honi kāua, kiss me.
- Iā kāua, us.
- Aloha kāua! Warm greetings [one person to another, as at the beginning of a letter]! PPN kitaua, PNP kitaaua, PEP taaua.
- References:
- Gram. 8.2.
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