kā-

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː./

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ta(a)-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Prefix

kā-

  2. (unproductive) forms causative verbs
    Synonym: hoʻo-
    ‎kā- + ‎hea → ‎kāhea (“to call, cry out”)
Derived terms
Hawaiian terms prefixed with kā- (causative)
kāhinu
kāholo
kāhuli
kākau
kākoʻo
kālepa
kālua

Etymology 2

From a procliticisation of Proto-Polynesian *taa (“we (inclusive)”). For a similar formation, compare the Maori pronouns in Maori tā- (tātou, tāua). For a language which retains the Proto-Polynesian pronoun as an independent term, compare Tongan ta.

Prefix

kā-

  2. (unproductive) forms inclusive pronouns
Derived terms
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