Kawai
See also: kawai
Hawaiian
Etymology
ka (“the”) + wai (“water”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈvaj/, [kəˈʋɐj]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [kəˈʋɛj]
Proper noun
Kawai
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
- A surname.
Related terms
- Kawailani
- Nāwai
- Wailani
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kawai occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 36 women and 16 men.
Japanese
Romanization
Kawai
- Rōmaji transcription of かわい