kula
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of kula
of Melanesian origin
Example Sentences
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These include samples of wahine noho kula, a rare violet thought to be extinct on Kauaʻi and only recently rediscovered by the surveying drone.
From Reuters ● Dec. 10, 2022
Our friend Edward Digwaleu from Watts Island turned out to be one of the greatest kula “champions.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
The locals have a special boathouse on the beach for their largest kula trading canoe.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2011
Instead of joining a megachurch, you join the Anusara kula, Sanskrit for family.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
I kula oe no ka makemake, a hiki iho, I hoa hula no ka la le'ale'a, 10I noho pu me ka uahi pohina.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
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