pāʻina
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Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The -na element is a common nominalizing suffix, although there is no corresponding verb *pāʻi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pāʻina
- meal
- dinner
- small dinner party
Usage notes[edit]
- Formerly was used to mean a traditional Hawaiian feast until that meaning was replaced by luʻau in the mid-nineteenth century.
Verb[edit]
pāʻina
- (transitive) to eat a pāʻina