ʻaki

== Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ki/, [ˈʔɐ.ti] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *kati (“to bite, to nip”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kati, from Proto-Oceanic *kati, itself from *kaʀat(i), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (“to bite”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“to bite”). Cognates include Māori kati and Samoan ʻati. ==== Verb ==== ʻaki(transitive) to snap to nip (take a bite and let go) (of a wound) to heal, to scar over (figurative) to snap at, to taunt ===== Derived terms ===== ʻakiʻaki ʻakina hōʻaki ==== Noun ==== ʻaki sharp recurring pain (figurative) slander === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ʻaki pillow === References === === Further reading === ʻaki in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.