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akamai

/ aka.mai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Smart, clever, expert; smartness, skill, wit.

  • Examples:
    • Nā ʻōlelo akamai a Kolomona, the proverbs of Solomon.
  • Related:
    • hoʻākamai Caus/sim.; To make wise or smart; to make a pretense of wisdom; to show off, display erudition; theorist.
  • References:

akamai

/ A-KA-MAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To be wise; makemake au e akamai oukou a pau, I wish that you may all become wise; mostly used in the causative. Hooakamai. To be or become wise; to make wise; skillful. Sol. 3:7. To think one's self wise.

akamai

kikino ｜ noun / A-KA-MAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Wisdom; skill; ingenuity. Hooakamai. Exhibiting wisdom. 1 Kor. 2:1.

akamai

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / A-KA-MAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Wise; skillful; iagenious; expert; sagacious; learned; akamai ma ka naau. Puk. 28:3.

akamai

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / ă-ka-mai' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Wise; skillful; ingenious; expert; sagacious; learned: Akamai me ka naau.

akamai

kikino ｜ noun / ă-ka-mai' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Wisdom; skill; ingenuity.

akamai

/ ă-ka-mai' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To be wise: Makemake au e akamai oukou a pau, I wish that you may all become wise; to be skillful; to make wise; to make skillful. Mostly used in the causative.

akamai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Wise, smart, expert, witty; akamai ma ka naʻau. (Puk. 28:3.)

akamai

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

(ke) akamai wisdom, ingenuity: skillful.

akamai

/ A-ka-mai / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1836),

v., used mostly in the causative. Hoc‒to be or become vise, to make wise.

akamai

kikino ｜ noun / A-ka-mai / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1836),

s., wisdom, skill, ingenuity.

akamai

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / A-ka-mai / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1836),

adj., wise, skilfull, ingenious, expert, sagacious, learned.

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