kava

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kɑː.və/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. countable,uncountable
  2. An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. countable,uncountable
    — The roots produce a liqueur called kava. Kava has a mild aphrodisiac effect.

词形变化

kavas plural ava alternative kawa alternative ʻawa alternative yava alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
kavaic acid kavalactone kavapyrone
相关词
kavakava

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ
Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ
Proto-Polynesian *kawa
Tongan kavader.
English kava
From Tongan kava, in turn from Proto-Polynesian *kawa.
Doublet of ʻawa, ava, kawa, and yava.
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