What does paʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Paʻa is fixed and secure — held, closed, learned by heart. Something known paʻa is known solidly. It is among the most-used words in the language and it appears across the vocabulary.
Say it PAH-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 paʻa is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning strength.