See kai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"text": "makai",
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},
{
"english": "of the lowland, of the sea, seaward",
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"text": "nā kānaka o kai",
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"ipa": "/ˈkai̯/"
},
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"ipa": "[ˈkɐj]"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈkɛj]"
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],
"word": "kai"
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"ipa": "/ˈkai̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkɐj]"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈkɛj]"
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],
"word": "kai"
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"english": "how beautiful!",
"text": "kai ka nani!",
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"english": "oh, how mischievous!",
"text": "kai ke kolohe!",
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{
"ipa": "[ˈkɐj]"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈkɛj]"
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],
"word": "kai"
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"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Pages with 30 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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"word": "Kai Make"
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"english": "towards the sea",
"text": "i kai",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "on the seaside, toward the sea, in the direction of the sea",
"text": "makai",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "of the lowland, of the sea, seaward",
"text": "o kai",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "shore dwellers",
"text": "nā kānaka o kai",
"type": "example"
}
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"seaside, area near the sea, lowlands"
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[
"seaside",
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},
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"glosses": [
"tide, current in the sea"
],
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"tide",
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"current",
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"glosses": [
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"sauce",
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"dressing",
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[
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"ipa": "/ˈkai̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkɐj]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkɛj]"
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],
"word": "kai"
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"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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"to be insipid, brackish, tasteless"
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},
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{
"ipa": "[ˈkɛj]"
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],
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"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hawaiian verbs",
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{
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{
"english": "how beautiful!",
"text": "kai ka nani!",
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{
"english": "oh, how mischievous!",
"text": "kai ke kolohe!",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"my, how much!; how very! how terrific!"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkai̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkɐj]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkɛj]"
}
],
"word": "kai"
}
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