kula

/ ˈkuːlə /

noun

1. a ceremonial gift exchange practised among a group of islanders in the W Pacific, used to establish relations between islands

Word History and Origins

Origin of kula¹

of Melanesian origin

Example Sentences

"The boy was from God, so God can take him," 40-year-old Kula told me when I journeyed to Dareta recently.

From The Daily Beast

So Kalle Kula was laid in the coffin with a bundle of waffles beside him.

From Project Gutenberg

The "chela kula" (tower of skulls), on the Pirot road, is a grim monument of the times.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Kula district of Maui pigs are fattened upon the corn and potatoes raised in the district.

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(It is called the kundalin or kula kundalin nrh in the original).

From Project Gutenberg

Such is the story of the origin of the caste, members of which often call it Sagara kula, or the family of Sagara.

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