keʻokeʻo

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of keʻo (“white, clear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌke.ʔoˈke.ʔo/, [ˌkɛ.ʔoˈkɛ.ʔo]

Noun

keʻokeʻo

  1. white (color)
  2. muslin

Verb

keʻokeʻo

  1. (stative) white, clear

Derived terms

  • hākeʻokeʻo (“whitish”)
  • hoʻokeʻokeʻo (causative)

See also

Colors in Hawaiian · waihoʻoluʻu (layout · text)
     keʻokeʻo, kea      āhinahina      ʻeleʻele, pano
             ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo              alani; mākuʻe              melemele, lenalena
                          ʻōmaʻomaʻo             
             kīʻaha              ʻalalā              polū
                          poni              ākala
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