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kakā

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

Latvian

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Noun

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kakā f

  1. locative singular of kaka

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kakaha (“to burn”) (compare with Samoan ʻaʻasa, Tongan kakaha and Hawaiian ʻaʻā) from Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻā, Rapa Nui kā).[1][2]

Adjective

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kakā

  1. red or glowing hot, inflamed
  2. smarting
  3. spicy, pepper hot
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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 110
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ka-kaha”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Further reading

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

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Polynesian *ka (“screech”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka.ˈkaː]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧kā

Verb

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kakā

  1. (intransitive) to express disapproval

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 148
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