aumakua

Noun

Meaning

aumakua (plural aumakuas or aumakua)

(mythology) In Hawaiian mythology, a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor, and which takes on physical forms such as animals to watch over descendants.

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Examples

Such a shark aumakua becomes the family pet, receiving food, and driving fish into the family net and warding off danger. Source: Internet

Many Hawaiian families believe that they have an aumakua watching over them and protecting them from the niuhi. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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