Kai Make
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kai (“sea”) + make (“die”). Calque of English Dead Sea.
Pronunciation
[edit]IPA(key): /ˈkai̯ ˈma.ke/, [ˈkɐj ˈmɐ.ke], [ˈkɛj ˈmɐ.ke] (rapid speech)
Proper noun
[edit]- Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)