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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kite (compare with Maori kite, Tahitian ʻite)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kita-i suffixed from *kita from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”) (compare with Tagalog kita).[2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
ʻike
- sight
- knowledge
Verb
ʻike
- (transitive) to see
- (transitive) to know
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻike”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 96
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kite”, 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, page 492