kekena

Tokelauan

Te lanu kekena.

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kena. Cognates include Tongan kena and Samoan ʻena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke.ˈke.na]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ke‧na

Verb

kekena

1. (stative) to be brown

Synonyms

• kenakena

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 158