ʻauina

Hawaiian

Etymology

From ʻaui (“to decline”) +‎ -na (deverbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔau̯ˈi.na/, [ʔəwˈwi.nə]

Noun

ʻauina

  1. slope, decline, descent
  2. gradient
    ʻauina kala ― color gradient

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