See also: ike, -ike, and Ike

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kite (compare with Maori kite, Tahitian ʻite)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kita-i suffixed from *kita from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (to see) (compare with Tagalog kita).[2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ʻike

  1. sight
  2. knowledge

Verb

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ʻike

  1. (transitive) to see
  2. (transitive) to know
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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻike”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 96
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kite”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 492