Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akaakai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: akaakai
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Great bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kataredup.? Hawaiian ʻakaʻakaibor. English akaakai Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻakaʻakai.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does akaakai mean?: Great bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.
Where does akaakai come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kataredup.? Hawaiian ʻakaʻakaibor. English akaakai Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻakaʻakai.

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