ʻaki

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aki"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ki/, [ˈʔɐ.ti]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kati (“bite, nip”), from Proto-Oceanic *kaʀat(i), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (“to bite”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“to bite”).

Verb

ʻaki(transitive)

  1. to snap
  2. to nip (take a bite and let go)
  3. (of a wound) to heal, to scar over
  4. (figurative) to snap at, to taunt
Derived terms

Noun

ʻaki

  1. sharp recurring pain
  2. (figurative) slander

Etymology 2

Noun

ʻaki

  1. pillow

Further reading

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