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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kiinaki (compare with Maori kīnaki, Tahitian ʻīnaʻi, Samoan ʻinaʻi) affixing *kina₃ (see Tongan kina).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
ʻīnaʻi
- relish, garnish
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻīnaʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 100
- ^ “kiinaki”, “kina₃” (2011). Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill (eds.). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online.
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kiinaki (compare with Maori kīnaki and Samoan ʻinaʻi) affixing *kina₃ (see Tongan kina).[1]
Noun
ʻīnaʻi
- animal based foods (in comparison to plant based foods or māʻa)[2][3]
References
- ^ “kiinaki”, “kina₃” (2011). Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill (eds.). POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online.
- ^ Sociétés et espaces océaniens en transition: études sociales et économiques en Polynésie orientale et Mélanésie du Sud, ORSTOM, 1972, page 65
- ^ Serra-Mallol, Christophe (2012) Dictionnaire des cultures alimentaires, →ISBN, pages 1185-6
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