Kalai

Kalai

See also: Kalaʻi and kālai

Hawaiian

Etymology

Spoken form of the biblical Sarai (“Sarai”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlaj/, [kəˈlɐj]
• (rapid speech) IPA^(key): [kəˈlɛj]

Proper noun

Kalai

1. A female given name.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalai ,which might also stand for Kalaʻi or Kālai ("carver"), occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 5 men.