Kaiwi

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

ka (“the”) + iwi (“bone”), symbolic of life and old age.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkai̯.wi/, [ˈkɐj.ʋi], [ˈkɛj.ʋi] (rapid speech)

Proper noun edit

Kaiwi

Kaiwi (a channel between Oahu and Molokai, Hawaii, United States)
a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
a surname

References edit

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaiwi occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 31 women and 66 men.

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