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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian akamai (“smart”).
Adjective
akamai (not comparable)
- (Hawaii) Smart, clever.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qata-mai (compare with Tahitian atama (“intelligence”), Maori atamai (“intellect, quick wit”), Tongan ʻatamai (“intelligence”))[1] from Proto-Oceanic *qataq (“to know”)[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kaˈmai̯/, , (rapid speech)
Noun
akamai
- intelligence, wit
Verb
akamai
- (stative) intelligent, smart, clever
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “akamai”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 13
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qatamai.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 175-6
Hawaiian Creole
Etymology
From Hawaiian akamai (“smart”).
Adjective
akamai
- smart, intelligent, clever
Da buggah so akamai.- The guy is so smart.
Pohnpeian
Verb
akamai
- (intransitive) To argue, to quarrel, to hold conflicting discussion regarding a topic.
Noun
akamai
- argument, quarrel, debate.
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