kahiko

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tafito.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈhi.ko/, [kəˈhi.ko]

Noun

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kahiko (irregular plural kāhiko)

  1. old, traditional, ancient
  2. old person

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAFITO.B”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online