akeake

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori akeake.

Noun

akeake

  1. (New Zealand) The tree Dodonaea viscosa; aalii.
  2. (New Zealand) The tree Olearia traversiorum.
  3. (New Zealand) The tree Olearia avicenniaefolia.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *akeake (“species of tree”).

Noun

akeake

  1. broadleaf hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)
    Synonym: akerautangi
  2. mountain akeake (Olearia avicenniaefolia)
  3. Chatham Island akeake (Olearia traversiorum)
  4. infertile land

Descendants

  • → English: akeake

Further reading

  • “akeake” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Ternate

Etymology

Reduplication of ake (“water”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌa.ke.ˈʔa.ke]

Verb

akeake

  1. (stative) to be watery, tasteless, bland

Conjugation

Conjugation of akeake
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person toakeake foakeake miakeake
2nd person noakeake niakeake
3rd
person 		masculine oakeake iakeake
yoakeake (archaic)
feminine moakeake
neuter iakeake

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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