makaʻu

See also: Makau

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *takut

Noun

makaʻu

  1. fear
  2. danger

Verb

makaʻu

  1. (transitive) to fear, be afraid

References
  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 71
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