"da kine" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɑˈkaɪn/
Etymology: From Hawaiian Pidgin English da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind). Etymology templates: {{m|en|the}} the, {{m|en|kind}} kind Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} da kine (not comparable)
  1. Good, best. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-da_kine-en-adj--6RZfekt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: da kind, da'kine, dakine

Noun

IPA: /dɑˈkaɪn/
Etymology: From Hawaiian Pidgin English da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind). Etymology templates: {{m|en|the}} the, {{m|en|kind}} kind Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} da kine
  1. (Hawaii) That; it; that thing. Tags: Hawaii
    Sense id: en-da_kine-en-noun-2AjYBgyZ Categories (other): Hawaiian English
  2. (Hawaii) The kind of thing we're discussing. Tags: Hawaii
    Sense id: en-da_kine-en-noun-a6P3822O Categories (other): Hawaiian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: da kind, da'kine, dakine

Alternative forms

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