Hawaiian Verb/Noun · Culture
hakakā
Pronunciation: /hah-kah-kah/
Meaning
To fight, quarrel, struggle. A fight, battle, quarrel.
Example sentences
Ua ikaika ka hakakā ma waena o nā aliʻi ʻelua.
The fight between the two chiefs was fierce.
ʻAʻole pono ka hakakā me ka ʻohana, e ʻimi kāua i kaʻuhane o ka lokahi.
It is not good to quarrel with family, let's seek the spirit of unity.
He hakakā mau kēlā me ka makani ke holo ka moku.
That is always a struggle against the wind when the boat sails.
About this word
“hakakā” is a Hawaiian verb/noun meaning To fight, quarrel, struggle. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.