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Hawaiian word · noun

pīkake

“Arabian jasmine”

Say it

pee-KAH-keh

In names

1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does pīkake mean in Hawaiian?

Pīkake is the Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac), whose tiny white buds make the most fragrant of lei. The name comes from peacock, because Princess Kaʻiulani loved both the flower and the peacocks in her garden at ʻĀinahau. Pīkake is a girl's name, and it forms Leipīkake and Kapīkake.

Say it pee-KAH-keh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site pīkake is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning flower.

Other names with pīkake (1)

Pīkake sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

  • Flower

    Pīkake

    “Arabian jasmine, also peacock”

    Pronounced pee-KAH-keh

    Girl

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What does pīkake mean?

Pīkake means Arabian jasmine. Pīkake is the Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac), whose tiny white buds make the most fragrant of lei.

How do you pronounce pīkake?

pee-KAH-keh. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is pīkake a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Pīkake is used as a girl's name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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