pākali

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *paatari "entice, attract". Cognate with Maori pātari (“entice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːˈka.li/, [paːˈkɐ.li]

Verb

pākali(intransitive)

  1. to decoy fish by doling out bait little-by-little
  2. (by extension) to dole out little by little

Noun

pākali

  1. decoy

Further reading

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