ʻĀina Hau

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of ʻāina +‎ hau. Literally, “the land of ice”. Calque of English Iceland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaːi̯.na ˈhau̯/, [ˈʔaːj.nə ˈhɐw], [ˈʔaːj.nə ˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

ʻĀina Hau

  1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)

Verb

ʻĀina Hau

  1. (stative) Icelandic
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