pāʻina
(Redirected from pā‘ina)
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editThe -na element is a common nominalizing suffix, although there is no corresponding verb *pāʻi.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpāʻina
- meal
- dinner (clarification of this definition is needed)
- small dinner party
Usage notes
edit- Formerly was used to mean a traditional Hawaiian feast until that meaning was replaced by luʻau in the mid-nineteenth century.
Verb
editpāʻina
- (transitive) to eat a pāʻina