Sinapoa

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Singapore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.naˈpo.a/, [ti.nəˈpo.wə]

Proper noun

Sinapoa

1. Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)
2. a Singaporean person

Verb

Sinapoa

1. (stative) Singaporean

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “Sinapoa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press