kahakai

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafa-tai (“seashore, coast”). Cognate with Maori tahatai (“shore”). By surface analysis, kaha (“place”) +‎ kai (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.haˈkai̯/, [kə.həˈkɐj], [kə.həˈkɛj] (rapid speech)

Noun

kahakai

  1. seashore, seaside, coast
  2. sandy shore, beach

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