"kākau" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

Etymology: From kā- (“causative”) + kau (“to place”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|haw|kā-|kau|t1=causative|t2=to place}} kā- (“causative”) + kau (“to place”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|head=}} kākau, {{haw-noun}} kākau
  1. writing
    Sense id: en-kākau-haw-noun-7ocRBeh1 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Hawaiian terms prefixed with kā- Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 55 22 5 18 Disambiguation of Hawaiian terms prefixed with kā-: 45 23 11 20
  2. tattoo
    Sense id: en-kākau-haw-noun-pMcdBDvH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: katau (alt: Niihau)

Verb

Etymology: From kā- (“causative”) + kau (“to place”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|haw|kā-|kau|t1=causative|t2=to place}} kā- (“causative”) + kau (“to place”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verbs|cat2=transitive verbs|head=}} kākau, {{haw-verb|t}} kākau
  1. to write
    Sense id: en-kākau-haw-verb-GyIdbR6y
  2. to tattoo
    Sense id: en-kākau-haw-verb-9Kt-dmhC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: katau (alt: Niihau)

Download JSON data for kākau meaning in Hawaiian (1.9kB)

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    }
  ],
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