kīpuka
/kiːˈpu.ka/
HAWAIICE → TR
Tanım
•a variation or change in form, such as: · a calm place in the sea · a deep place in a shoal
Etimoloji
From Proto-Polynesian *tii-puta (“to make a hole in something; cape, poncho”). By surface analysis, kī- (intensifying prefix) + puka (“hole”).