Kawai

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Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (the) + wai (water); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈwai̯/, , (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kawai

  1. a male or female given name from Hawaiian
  2. a surname

References

Japanese

Romanization

Kawai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かわい