ʻIkaʻaka

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻIsaʻaka (“Isaac”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔi.kaˈʔa.ka/, [ʔi.kəˈʔɐ.kə]

Proper noun

ʻIkaʻaka

1. a male given name originating from the Bible

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