kākau

See also: kakau

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈkau̯/, [kaːˈkɐw], [kaːˈkɔw] (rapid speech)

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *tatau₁ (cognate of Samoan tatau “to tattoo”) from Proto-Oceanic *sau₃ “flying fox wingbone”.

Noun

kākau

  1. writing
  2. tattoo

Verb

kākau

  1. (transitive) to write
  2. (transitive) to tattoo

Etymology 2

From kā- +‎ kau (“to place”).

Verb

kākau

  1. (transitive) to place
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