Mahiʻai

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Mahiʻai

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

References

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