hawaiian
/həˈwaɪ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.68 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
adj
Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
adj
Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
noun
A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
Countable
name
The Hawaiian language.
Example Sentences
- "He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain."
- ""A plain tomato cheese, two Hawaiians and a Coke," I told Greg, finally earning me a brief smile. […] Darrell paused to tear off a bite of ham and pineapple."
- "Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Hawaiian From Hawaii + -an.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more Hawaiian (comparative)
most Hawaiian (superlative)
Hawaiʻian (alternative)
Hawai'ian (alternative)
Hawaian (alternative, rare)
Hawaiiian (alternative, rare)
Hawaiians (plural)
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
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