kahakaha

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of kaha (“to mark, to scratch, to slice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.haˈka.ha/, [kə.həˈkɐ.hə]

Verb

kahakaha

  1. frequentative of kaha (“scratch, mark”)
  2. to cut into strips
  3. to draw lines
  4. to engrave
  5. to scarify
  6. (stative) lined, striped

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Further reading

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