Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kamaʻaina

/ˌkɑməˈaɪnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ka-maʻaina
IPA: /ˌkɑməˈaɪnə/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is of Hawaiian origin, but not necessarily of Hawaiian ancestry; a local.

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kamaʻāina.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

kamaaina (alternative) kama'aina (alternative)

Antonyms

malihini

Questions

How do you pronounce kamaʻaina?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑməˈaɪnə/.
What does kamaʻaina mean?: Someone who is of Hawaiian origin, but not necessarily of Hawaiian ancestry; a local.
Where does kamaʻaina come from?: Borrowed from Hawaiian kamaʻāina.

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