"Lei" meaning in Hawaiian

See Lei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlei̯/, [ˈlɛj]
Etymology: lei (“wreath; child”). Also a short form of numerous compound names containing the word lei. Head templates: {{head|haw|proper noun|head=}} Lei, {{haw-proper noun}} Lei
  1. a female given name from Hawaiian and nickname Categories (topical): Hawaiian female given names, Hawaiian given names
    Sense id: en-Lei-haw-name-WUdKFFgX Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. a male given name from Hawaiian and nickname Categories (topical): Hawaiian given names, Hawaiian male given names
    Sense id: en-Lei-haw-name-wwWP-bnk Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Kalei, Kuʻulei

Download JSON data for Lei meaning in Hawaiian (2.1kB)

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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 2024-05-27 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (bb24e0f and c7ea76d). 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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