ʻākau

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *katau "right (not left)" (cognate with Māori katau), from Proto-Oceanic *kataqu (“right hand”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔaːˈkau̯/, [ʔaːˈkɐw], [ʔaːˈkɔw] (rapid speech) === Noun === ʻākau right (not left) Antonym: hema north ==== Derived terms ==== kōʻai ʻākau (“clockwise”) lima ʻākau (“right hand”) Wēlau ʻĀkau (“North Pole”) ==== Related terms ==== mākau (“skill”) === See also === compass points: [edit] === Further reading === ʻākau in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.