Hawaï
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Hawaï n
- Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
French
Etymology
Ultimately from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /a.wa.i/, /a.waj/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aj
Proper noun
Hawaï f
- Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
- Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania)
- (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hawaï on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr