makaʻina

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of mākaʻi (“to police”) +‎ -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.kaˈʔi.na/, [mə.kəˈʔi.nə]

Noun

makaʻina

  1. guard

Verb

makaʻina

  1. (stative) watchful

Further reading

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