alakaʻi
/ ala.kaʻi /nvt., To lead, guide, direct; leader, guide, conductor, head, director.
- Source:
- a putative PCP ala, to lead [cf. Maori arahi] + -kaʻi, transitivizer: Gram. 6.6.4
- Examples:
- Alakaʻi hīmeni, alakaʻi mele, song leader.
- Alakaʻi hula, hula leader.
- Alakaʻi hoʻopaipai, cheerleader.
- Alakaʻi pāna, band leader.
- Kī alakaʻi, tonic, keynote.
- Kumu alakaʻi, leading teacher; exemplary teacher, pattern, or example.
- References:
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