kahiki

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See also: Kahiki and kahikɨ

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈhi.ki/, [kəˈhi.ti]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tafiti. Compare to Maori tawhiti.

Noun

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kahiki

  1. foreign country
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kahiki

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

Ỹaroamë

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kahiki

  1. mouth
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