ʻIkaʻaka

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻIsaʻaka (Isaac).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔi.kaˈʔa.ka/, [ʔi.kəˈʔɐ.kə]

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name originating from the Bible.

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 18
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ikaaka does not occur in 19th-century marriage records as a mononym. An early example as a Christian name:
    Ikaaka Keawehano (male), married in 1898, Big Island