Hawaiian

Proper noun

Koa

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Kekoa
• Makoa
• Nakoa

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Koa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women and 16 men.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Koa f ‎(plural Koare)

1. car, auto

English

A koa tree

Noun

koa ‎(countable and uncountable, plural koas)

1. Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 59:

     As you get higher, native vegetation takes over, so a prospect might be framed by the dangling leaves of the beautiful koa tree, each leaf a gently curved, trembling sickle.

   • 2007, March 18, “Anne Eisenberg”, in How to Soften the Edges of Technology:

     The outer frame is made of koa and maple.

   • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 122:

     At her funeral, Likelike's body was placed in a polished koa coffin, adorned with sprays of gardenia […].

See also

• koa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• oak
• oka, Oka

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *toa

Noun

koa

1. warrior
2. koa (tree)

Verb

koa

1. (stative) to be brave, military

Derived terms

• Kekoa