Hawaiian Verb · Sea
ako
Pronunciation: /AH-koh/
Meaning
To rig a canoe; the process of setting up the sails and ropes.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomākaukau ka poʻe lawaiʻa e ako i ka waʻa no ka holo moana.
The fishermen prepared to rig the canoe for the ocean voyage.
Me ka ʻike ʻole, ʻaʻole hiki ke akahele me ke ako o ka seila.
Without knowledge, one cannot be careful with rigging the sail.
E kōkua mai ʻoe iaʻu i ka ako ʻana i kēia waʻa nui.
Please help me rig this large canoe.
About this word
“ako” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To rig a canoe; the process of setting up the sails and ropes. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.