What does laʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Laʻa marks something set apart for a purpose and treated accordingly. It overlaps with kapu but leans toward consecration rather than prohibition.
Say it LAH-ah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site laʻa is part of 1 names: 1 begin with it, 0 end with it. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning royalty.