kahiki

See also: Kahiki and kahikɨ

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈhi.ki/, [kəˈhi.ti]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafiti. Compare Māori tawhiti.

Noun

kahiki

1. foreign country

Derived terms

• hala kahiki
• ʻuala kahiki

Etymology 2

Noun

kahiki

1. a type of banana common on the island of Maui

Further reading

• kahiki in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Ỹaroamë

Etymology

Cognate with Yanomam kahikɨ. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kahiki

1. mouth