akaʻai

Hawaiian

Etymology

aka- +‎ ʻai (“to eat”)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

akaʻai

1. to eat slowly

References

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