keʻehi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taka-fi (“to tread on, to trample”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keˈʔe.hi/, [kɛˈʔɛ.hi]

Verb

keʻehi(transitive)

  1. to stamp, to tramp
  2. to step, to tread
  3. to brace with the feet
  4. to step into {stirrup, vehicle}
  5. (figurative) to put one's foot down, to repudiate, to rebel against

Further reading

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