akaʻai

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From aka- (cautionary prefix) +‎ ʻai (“to eat”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌa.kaˈʔai̯/, [ˌɐ.kəˈʔɐj], (rapid speech) [ˌɐ.kəˈʔɛj] === Verb === akaʻai (transitive) to eat slowly ==== References ==== Elbert, Samuel H.; Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979), Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 74