Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ʻāina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ʻaina
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

land in a Hawaiian cultural context.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kaaiŋa Hawaiian ʻāinabor. English ʻāina Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻāina. Doublet of kainga.

Usage

Questions

What does ʻāina mean?
land in a Hawaiian cultural context.
Where does ʻāina come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kaaiŋa Hawaiian ʻāinabor. English ʻāina Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻāina. Doublet of kainga.

How to pronounce ʻāina

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