ʻAukake
/ʔau̯ˈka.ke/
The Hawaiian word for the English month of August is ʻAukake.
ʻAukake is the name used for the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: eighth month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The word has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable. The IPA pronunciation is /ʔau̯ˈka.ke/.
Did you know?
- In a Hawaiian context, the name for the month is purely a calendar designation and carries none of the Latin-derived meanings of 'majestic' or 'venerable' found in English.
- Because Hawaiian traditionally had no written form, the way ʻAukake is spelled is a permanent record of how 19th-century speakers heard the English name.
- The first character in ʻAukake is an ʻokina, which represents a glottal stop. It is a full consonant in Hawaiian and is as essential to the word as a vowel.
Example sentences for Hawaiian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Keanu and Kiana are planning a summer trip.
- KeanuHe lā hoʻomanaʻo kāu i ka ʻAukake?Do you have an anniversary in August?
- KianaʻAe, e hale kau lani ana mākou.Yes, we are celebrating.
- KeanuE kōkua au i ka hoʻolālā.I will help with the planning.
- KianaMahalo nui, Keanu.Thank you very much, Keanu.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “August” translations and entries ʻAukake, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
