"Kai" meaning in Hawaiian

See Kai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkai̯/, [ˈkɐj], [ˈkɛj]
Etymology: From kai (“sea, sea water”) ; also a short form of compound given names containing this word. Etymology templates: {{m|haw|kai||sea, sea water}} kai (“sea, sea water”) Head templates: {{head|haw|proper noun|head=}} Kai, {{haw-proper noun}} Kai
  1. a male given name from Hawaiian Categories (topical): Hawaiian given names, Hawaiian male given names
    Sense id: en-Kai-haw-name-iep9eZce Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (less common) a female given name from Hawaiian Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Hawaiian female given names, Hawaiian given names
    Sense id: en-Kai-haw-name-73rIcW97 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Download JSON data for Kai meaning in Hawaiian (2.2kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hawaiian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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