ʻaina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aina"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔai̯.na/, [ˈʔɐj.nə], [ˈʔɛj.nə] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kaiŋa (“meal, feast”). By surface analysis, ʻai (“eat”) +‎ -na (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

ʻaina

  1. meal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ʻai (“to eat”) +‎ -na (passive suffix).

Verb

ʻaina

  1. passive of ʻai (“eat”)

Further reading

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