Kauʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + uʻi (“youthful beauty”) ; also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.ʔi/, [ˈkɐw.ʔi], [ˈkɔw.ʔi] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kauʻi

  1. a female or male given name from Hawaiian

References

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