makaʻu

See also: Makau

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *takut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈka.ʔu/, [məˈkɐ.ʔu]

Noun

makaʻu

1. fear
2. danger

Verb

makaʻu

1. (transitive) to fear, be afraid

References

• Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 71