takalo

See also: Takalo

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *takalo. Cognates include Hawaiian kāʻalo and Samoan ta'alo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta.ˈka.lo]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧lo

Noun

takalo

  1. the act of playing a game

Verb

takalo (plural tākakalo)

  1. (intransitive) to play

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 358