akamai

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian akamai (“smart”). === Adjective === akamai (not comparable) (Hawaii) Smart, clever. == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *qata-mai (compare with Tahitian atama (“intelligence”), Māori atamai (“intellect, quick wit”), Tongan ʻatamai (“intelligence”)) from Proto-Oceanic *qataq (“to know”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.kaˈmai̯/, [ə.kəˈmɐj], [ə.kəˈmɛj] (rapid speech) === Noun === akamai intelligence, wit === Verb === akamai (stative) intelligent, smart, clever ==== Derived terms ==== akeakamai hoʻākamai ==== Descendants ==== → English: akamai → Hawaiian Creole: akamai → Japanese: アカマイ === References === == Hawaiian Creole == === Etymology === From Hawaiian akamai (“smart”). === Adjective === akamai smart, intelligent, clever == Pohnpeian == === Verb === akamai (intransitive) To argue, to quarrel, to hold conflicting discussion regarding a topic. === Noun === akamai argument, quarrel, debate. === References === Pohnpeian-English - A. Hawaii.edu.