kalaina

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Compound of kālai (“to carve”) +‎ -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈlai̯.na/, [kəˈlɐj.nə], [kəˈlɛj.nə] (rapid speech)

Noun

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kalaina

  1. carving
  2. hewing

Further reading

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