kalaina

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

kalaina

  1. carving
  2. hewing

Further reading
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