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Hawaiian word · noun

kahua

foundation, site

Say it

kah-HOO-ah

In names

1 names

0 girl · 1 boy · 0 unisex

What does kahua mean in Hawaiian?

Kahua is the ground a thing is built on — the platform of a house, the site of a heiau, and by extension the basis of an argument or a life.

Say it kah-HOO-ah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site kahua is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning earth.

Other names with kahua (1)

Kahua sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

  • foundation, site, principle

    kah-HOO-ah💪🏝️Boy

Questions people ask

What does kahua mean?

Kahua means foundation, site. Kahua is the ground a thing is built on — the platform of a house, the site of a heiau, and by extension the basis of an argument or a life..

How do you pronounce kahua?

kah-HOO-ah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is kahua a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Kahua is used as a boy's name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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