koʻokoʻo

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of koʻo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌko.ʔoˈko.ʔo/

Noun

koʻokoʻo

Verb

koʻokoʻo

to push
to resist
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

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