kakā

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See also: kaka, kAkA, káka, kāka, käka, kaķa, and kākā

Latvian

Noun

kakā f

  1. locative singular of kaka

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kakaha (“to burn”) (compare with Samoan ʻaʻasa, Tongan kakaha and Hawaiian ʻaʻā) from Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻā, Rapa Nui kā).[1][2]

Adjective

kakā

  1. red or glowing hot, inflamed
  2. smarting
  3. spicy, pepper hot

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 110
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ka-kaha”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

  • “kakā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tokelauan

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Polynesian *ka (“screech”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ka‧kā

Verb

kakā

  1. (intransitive) to express disapproval

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 148
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