Kamahiʻai

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + mahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "the farmer".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˌma.hiˈʔai̯/, [kəˌmɐ.hiˈʔɐj], [kəˌmɐ.hiˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kamahiʻai

  1. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian

References

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