hikina
See also: hikinä
Hawaiian
Etymology
Compound of hiki (“to come, to arrive, to reach a place”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiˈki.na/, [hiˈtinə]
Noun
hikina
- east (possibly in reference to the arrival of the sun at the start of a new day)
- coming, arrival, advent
Further reading
- hikina entry at Wehewehe.org
- hiki entry at Wehewehe.org
- hiki- entry at Wehewehe.org
- -na entry at Wehewehe.org