ʻIkaʻaka
Hawaiian
Etymology
Vernacular form of the biblical ʻIsaʻaka (“Isaac”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔi.kaˈʔa.ka/, [ʔikəˈʔɐkə]
Proper noun
ʻIkaʻaka
- A male given name.
Related terms
- ʻAikake
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 18
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ikaaka does not occur in 19th-century marriage records as a mononym. An early example as a Christian name:
- Ikaaka Keawehano (male), married in 1898, Big Island