pōkaʻa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *poo-taka (“to revolve”). By surface analysis, pō- (“time of, state of”) +‎ kaʻa (“to wind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːˈka.ʔa/, [poːˈkɐ.ʔə]

Noun

pōkaʻa

  1. reel, spool
  2. ball
    Synonym: pōpō

Verb

pōkaʻa(transitive)

  1. to wind, roll, coil
  2. to revolve, go around, gyrate

References

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