Wiktionary

hikina

See also: hikinä

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hiˈki.na/, [hiˈti.nə]

Noun edit

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 edit

  • (compass points)
ʻākau
komohana   hikina
hema


Further reading edit

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