kākā

See also: kaka, kAkA, káka, kakā, kāka, käka, and kaķa

Māori

Etymology

Reduplication of kā (“to screech”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːkaː/ [ˈkɑːkɑː]

Noun

kākā

  1. a parrot (especially the kaka)
  2. kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: kaka

See also

Further reading

  • “kākā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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