akeake

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori akeake. === Noun === akeake (New Zealand) A tree of species Dodonaea viscosa; aalii. (New Zealand) A tree of species Olearia traversiorum. (New Zealand) A tree of species Olearia avicenniaefolia. == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈkeake/ [ɐˈkɛɐkɛ] === Etymology 1 === Reduplication of ake, from Proto-Polynesian *ake (“Zanthoxylum”). Cognates include Hawaiian aʻe (“soapberries esp. Sapindus saponaria, Zanthoxylum in general”), Rarotongan akeake (“ibid.”), Tahitian aʻeaʻe (“Sapindus saponaria”) and Tongan ake (“hardwood possibly Zanthoxylum pinnatum”). Application to broadleaf hopbush (doublet of ake) due to similar trait of black seeds, similar name applied to olearias within the same order (Sapindales) based on similar traits of leaves and scent released perhaps to a tropical Zanthoxylum species. ==== Noun ==== akeake broadleaf hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) Synonyms: ake, akerautangi mountain akeake (Shawia avicenniifolia syn. Olearia avicenniaefolia) Chatham Island akeake (Olearia traversiorum) ===== Descendants ===== → English: akeake ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== akeake infertile land === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “akeake”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Ternate == === Etymology === Reduplication of ake (“water”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˌa.ke.ˈʔa.ke] === Verb === akeake (stative) to be watery, tasteless, bland ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh