Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

aka- +‎ ʻai (to eat)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.kaˈʔai̯/, [ə.kəˈʔɐj], [ə.kəˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Verb edit

akaʻai

  1. to eat slowly

References edit

  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 74