koʻokoʻo

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of koʻo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌko.ʔoˈko.ʔo/

Noun

koʻokoʻo

1. cane; staff; rod
2. support; prop
3. means of livelihood.

Verb

koʻokoʻo

1. to push
2. to resist
3. to lean back and brace oneself

Derived terms

• ‘awapuhi ko‘oko‘o, torch ginger (Etingera elatior, literally "walking stick ʻawapuhi")

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “koʻokoʻo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 166