ʻākau

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *katau "right (not left)" (cognate with Maori katau), from Proto-Oceanic *kataqu (“right hand”)

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːˈkau̯/, [ʔaːˈkɐw], [ʔaːˈkɔw] (rapid speech)

ʻākau

1. right (not left)

   Antonym: hema

2. north

• kōʻai ʻākau (“clockwise”)
• lima ʻākau (“right hand”)

• mākau (“skill”)

compass points:  ^[edit]

• ʻākau in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.