"ikaika" meaning in Hawaiian

See ikaika in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /iˈkai̯.ka/, [iˈkɐj.kə], [iˈkɛj.kə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”) with reduplication and irregular loss of initial ʻ. Compare Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”). Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kita|t=tensed, as a muscle}} Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”), {{cog|mi|kitakita|t=tight; intense}} Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ikaika
  1. strength
    Sense id: en-ikaika-haw-noun-5riGI~cg Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 54 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 14 14

Verb

IPA: /iˈkai̯.ka/, [iˈkɐj.kə], [iˈkɛj.kə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”) with reduplication and irregular loss of initial ʻ. Compare Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”). Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kita|t=tensed, as a muscle}} Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”), {{cog|mi|kitakita|t=tight; intense}} Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} ikaika
  1. to become strong
    Sense id: en-ikaika-haw-verb-boKGAbCJ
  2. (stative) to be strong Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-ikaika-haw-verb-TdLnTN19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻoikaika [causative]
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kita",
        "t": "tensed, as a muscle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kitakita",
        "t": "tight; intense"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”) with reduplication and irregular loss of initial ʻ. Compare Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ikaika",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 23 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 14 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strength"
      ],
      "id": "en-ikaika-haw-noun-5riGI~cg",
      "links": [
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈkai̯.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɐj.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɛj.kə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikaika"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "hoʻoikaika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kita",
        "t": "tensed, as a muscle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kitakita",
        "t": "tight; intense"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”) with reduplication and irregular loss of initial ʻ. Compare Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ikaika",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to become strong"
      ],
      "id": "en-ikaika-haw-verb-boKGAbCJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to be strong"
      ],
      "id": "en-ikaika-haw-verb-TdLnTN19",
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(stative) to be strong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈkai̯.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɐj.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɛj.kə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikaika"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kita",
        "t": "tensed, as a muscle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kitakita",
        "t": "tight; intense"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”) with reduplication and irregular loss of initial ʻ. Compare Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ikaika",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strength"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈkai̯.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɐj.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɛj.kə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikaika"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "hoʻoikaika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kita",
        "t": "tensed, as a muscle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kitakita",
        "t": "tight; intense"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“tensed, as a muscle”) with reduplication and irregular loss of initial ʻ. Compare Maori kitakita (“tight; intense”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ikaika",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to become strong"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian stative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be strong"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(stative) to be strong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈkai̯.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɐj.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈkɛj.kə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikaika"
}

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