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kahakō

kahakō noun: a macron in Hawaiian.

Noun

kahakō (plural kahakō)

  1. A macron in Hawaiian.
    • Hawaiian diacritical marks comprise two symbols: the glottal stop (ʻokina) and the macron (kahakō), which lengthens and adds stress to the marked vowel. […] There’s a reason why our magazine—and many other publications—chose to omit Hawaiian diacritics on the web. […] Words with ʻokina and kahakō...2020 January 6, Catherine Toth Fox, “Why We Decided to Use Hawaiian Diacritical Marks in Our Stories Online”, in HAWAIʻI Magazine, Honolulu, Haw.: aio Media Group, archived from the original on 26...
    • This makes it possible to easily type: • the kahakō – a macron character that appears over vowels in certain words and changes their meaning when used; and • the ‘okina – a glottal stop.2020 September 14, “Hawaiian Language Keyboard Developed by UH Maui Professor is Released by Google”, in Maui Now, Maui, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2020

Forms of kahakō

pluralkahakō

Origin of kahakō

Unadapted borrowing from Hawaiian kahakō.

Questions about kahakō

What does kahakō mean?
Kahakō means a macron in Hawaiian.
What part of speech is kahakō?
Kahakō is a noun.
What is the plural of kahakō?
The plural of kahakō is kahakō.

Words near kahakō in the dictionary

  1. Kagyu
  2. Kagyü
  3. KAH
  4. kah dai
  5. kaha
  6. kahakō
  7. kahal
  8. kahalalide
  9. kahalalides
  10. kahals
  11. Kahan

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