kūkae

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tuutaqe (compare Maori tūtae “excrement, dung, feces”) ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *taqe.

Noun

kūkae

  1. excrement, dung, feces
    Synonym: kae
  2. filth, residue in general[1]
    kūkaenalo: beeswax
    kūkaehao: rust
    Synonym: lepo

Derived terms

  • kūkaehao (“rust”)
  • kūkaelio (“toadstool”)
  • kūkaeloli (“mildew”)
  • kūkaenalo (“beeswax”)
  • kūkaepuaʻa (“crabgrass”)
  • kūkaeuli (“octopus ink”)

References

  1. ^ Schütz, Albert J. (1994) The voices of Eden: a history of Hawaiian language studies, →ISBN, pages 190-1
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