Wiktionary

kalaina

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of kālai (“to carve”) +‎ -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlai̯.na/, [kəˈlɐj.nə], [kəˈlɛj.nə] (rapid speech)

Noun edit

kalaina

  1. carving
  2. hewing

Further reading edit

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