ʻApekanikana

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Afghanistan, ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.pe.ka.niˈka.na/, [ʔə.pe.kə.niˈkɐ.nə]

Proper noun

ʻApekanikana

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Noun

ʻApekanikana

  1. Afghan (native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)

References

  • Kepano, editor (2020), “ʻApekanikana”, in Kepano's Combined Hawaiian Dictionary
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