kānāwai
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaː.naːˈvaj/, [kaːnaːˈʋɐj]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [kaːnaːˈʋɛj]
Noun
kānāwai
- code, law, statute, act
- Mamuli o ke kānāwai ― According to law
- rule, commandment (also used in a religious context)
- Nā Kānāwai he ‘Umi ― The Ten Commandments
Derived terms
- kānāwai kīwila
- Kānāwai Lua
- Luna Kānāwai
- ‘aha kau kānāwai
References
- "kānāwai" in Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi'