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Hawaiian
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kākau
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kakau
Hawaiian
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edit
]
Alternative forms
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]
katau
(Niihau)
Etymology
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]
From
kā-
+
kau
(
“
to place
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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]
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kaːˈkau̯/
,
[kaːˈkɐw]
,
[kaːˈkɔw]
(
rapid speech
)
Noun
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edit
]
kākau
writing
tattoo
Verb
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]
kākau
(
transitive
)
to
write
(
transitive
)
to
tattoo
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