hikina

See also: hikinä

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of hiki (“to come, to arrive, to reach a place”) +‎ -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiˈki.na/, [hiˈti.nə]

Noun

hikina

1. east (possibly in reference to the arrival of the sun at the start of a new day)
2. coming, arrival, advent

See also

• (compass points)

	ʻākau
komohana		hikina
	hema

Further reading

• hikina entry at Wehewehe.org
• hiki entry at Wehewehe.org
• hiki- entry at Wehewehe.org
• -na entry at Wehewehe.org