kikī

Hawaiian

Etymology

Partial Reduplication of kī (“shoot, squirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈkiː/, [tiˈtiː]

Verb

kikī(intransitive)

  1. to flow swiftly
  2. to spout, to spurt

Derived terms

  • hoʻokikī (causative)
  • paukikī (“speedy”)

Further reading

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