Palani

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Hawaiian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /paˈla.ni/, [pəˈlɐ.ni]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English France.

Proper noun[edit]

Palani

France (a country in Western Europe)
Frenchman, Frenchwoman
French language

Verb[edit]

Palani

(stative) French

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English Frank.

Proper noun[edit]

Palani

a male given name from English

References[edit]

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 182
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Palani occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 men.

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