koʻekoʻe

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *toketoke, reduplicated form of *toke "cold, chilled". Cognate with Tahitian toʻetoʻe (cold)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌko.ʔeˈko.ʔe/

Verb

koʻekoʻe

  1. (stative) chilled, cold

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