ukauka

Maori

Etymology 1

Reduplication of uka “hard, firm”

Adjective

ukauka

1. prolonged, preserved, long-lasting
2. sluggish, slow

Verb

ukauka (passive ukaukatia)

1. to support, to sustain

Etymology 2

Same reduplication as Etymology 1 but to indicate quantity

Noun

ukauka

1. cash

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “ukauka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 547
• “ukauka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.