kaʻukaʻu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *taku "slow". Cognate with Maori taku (“slow”). Perhaps related to makaʻu (“afraid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌka.ʔuˈka.ʔu/, [ˌkɐ.ʔuˈkɐ.ʔu]

Verb

kaʻukaʻu(intransitive)

  1. to linger, to delay
  2. to hesitate
  3. to procrastinate

Derived terms

  • kaʻunē (“slow, dragging”)

Noun

kaʻukaʻu

  1. delay
  2. reluctance

Further reading

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