Definitions for Kahuna
kəˈhu nəkahu·na

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1. kahunanoun

   American yankee or leader.

2. kahunanoun

   Priest of high rank, or often said of an expert in a profession, such as dentistry.

3. kahunanoun

   Sorcerer, magician or wizard.

4. Etymology: Borrowed from word kahuna.

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1. Kahuna

   Kahuna is a Hawaiian word, defined in Pukui & Elbert as a "priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession". Forty different types of kahuna are listed in the book Tales from the Night Rainbow. Kamakau lists more than 20 in the healing professions alone, including for example "Kahuna la'au lapa'au" and "kahuna haha". With the revival of the Hawaiian culture beginning in the 1970s, some native Hawaiian cultural practitioners call themselves kahuna today. Others, particularly devout Christians, disdain the term. The word has been given an esoteric or secret meaning by modern followers of Max Freedom Long and Huna to emphasise a priestly or shamanic standing, however, those interested in true Hawaiian traditional mysticism must understand that "Huna" is not Hawaiian and should be wary of anyone using the term.

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1. kahuna

   [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] Synonym for wizard, guru.

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1. Kahuna

   Kahuna’s Customer Engagement Engine analyzes and unifies customer behavior across mobile and web to identify patterns that lead to active usage. As customer behavior patterns are understood, Kahuna sends personalized messages that maximize engagement and move customers through the value chain to monetization and hyper-usage. Kahuna is funded by the best growth marketers in the world, and built to empower the next generation of mobile marketers.

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1. kahuna

   one who casts spells or hexes

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on February 15, 2020  

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1. kahuna

   Song lyrics by kahuna -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by kahuna on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce Kahuna?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Kahuna in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kahuna in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kahuna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Kahuna in a Sentence

1. Craig Johnson:

   The Big Kahuna that continues to grab market share is Amazon, both Wal-Mart and to some extent Target have simply not kept pace enough.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kahuna
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Kahuna
3. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Kahuna
4. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kahuna