Mahiʻai
Hawaiian
Etymology
mahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "farmer".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.hiˈʔaj/, [məhiˈʔɐj]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [məhiˈʔɛj]
Proper noun
Mahiʻai
- A male given name, sometimes also given to women.
- A surname.
Related terms
- Mahi
- Kamahiʻai
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mahiai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 32 women and 17 men.