Pinehaka

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Pinehasa (“Phinehas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.neˈha.ka/, [pi.neˈhɐ.kə]

Proper noun

1. a male given name originating from the Bible.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pinehaka occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 men.