kahiki

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See also: Kahiki, and kahikɨ

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kahiki

  1. foreign country
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

kahiki

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

Ỹaroamë

Etymology

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

Noun

kahiki

  1. mouth