different between hawaii vs shaka

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Shaka is not a word in the Hawaiian language, which lacks the /?/ sound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????k?/
• Rhymes: -??k?

Noun

shaka (plural shakas)

1. A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye".
   • 2008, December 27, photo caption, Reuters:

     US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd […]

Usage notes

• Associated with Hawaii and with sports such as surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and skydiving.

Synonyms

• hang-loose sign

See also

• Shaka sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Khasa, Sakha, hakas, kasha

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (?aka, “joke”). Compare Turkish ?aka.

Noun

shaka f (indefinite plural shaka, definite singular shakaja, definite plural shakatë)

1. joke, prank

   Synonyms: hokë, tallje, shpoti

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ka/
• Homophones: shakas, shakât

Verb

shaka

1. third-person singular past historic of shaker

Ladino

Etymology

From Turkish ?aka (“joke”).

Noun

shaka f (Latin spelling)

1. joke (thing said to amuse)

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-sh?ka (infinitive gush?ka, perfective -sh?tse)

1. want
2. look for, seek

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (šakk).

Pronunciation

Noun

shaka (n class, plural shaka) or shaka (ma class, plural mashaka)

1. doubt
2. worry
3. (computing) error

Related terms

• -shuku

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English shark.

Noun

shaka^? 1a (plural boshaka 2a)

1. shark

Inflection

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