Kaʻaukai
Hawaiian
Etymology
ka (“the”) + ʻau (“travel”) + kai (“sea”) = "the seafarer".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʔawˈkaj/, [kəʔɐwˈkɐj]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [kəʔɔwˈkɛj]
Proper noun
Kaʻaukai
- A male given name, sometimes also given to women.
- A surname.
Related terms
- ʻAukai
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaaukai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 30 women and 40 men