akeakamai

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Compound of ake (“desire, yearning”) +‎ akamai (“knowledge, wisdom”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌa.ke.a.kaˈmai̯/, [ˌɐ.ke.jə.kəˈmɐj], [ˌɐ.ke.jə.kəˈmɛj] (rapid speech) === Noun === akeakamai one who seeks knowledge, philosopher, philosophy, scientist, science === Verb === akeakamai (stative) scientific === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “akeakamai”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN