Hawaï

See also: Hawai, Hawaí, Hawái, and Ḥawai

Dutch

Hawaii's location

Etymology

Ultimately from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Hawaï n

1. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.wa.i/, /a.waj/

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• Rhymes: -aj

Proper noun

Hawaï f

1. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
2. Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania)
3. (specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)

Derived terms

• hawaïen
• Hawaïen

Further reading

• Hawaï on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr