Kahaʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

Proto-Polynesian *Tafaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈha.ʔi/, [kəˈhɐ.ʔi]

Proper noun

Kahaʻi

1. (Hawaiian mythology) a navigator who sailed between Tahiti, Samoa and Hawaii
2. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian or Proto-Polynesian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 385
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kahai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 9 women and 16 men.