kekena
Tokelauan
Etymology
From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kena. Cognates include Tongan kena and Samoan ʻena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke.ˈke.na/
- Hyphenation: ke‧ke‧na
Verb
kekena
- (stative) to be brown
Synonyms
- kenakena
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 158