kuʻina

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈʔi.na/, [kuˈʔi.nə]

Etymology 1

From kuʻi (“to pound”) +‎ -na (deverbal suffix).

Noun

kuʻina

  1. punch, blow
  2. peal (of thunder)

Etymology 2

From kuʻi (“to join”) +‎ -na (deverbal suffix).

Noun

kuʻina

  1. joint, seam
  2. junction
  3. (computing) connection
  4. (meteorology) front
Derived terms
  • kuʻina una honua (“plate tectonics”)

Further reading

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