Pinehaka
Hawaiian
Etymology
Vernacular form of the biblical Pinehasa (“Phinehas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi.neˈha.ka/, [pineˈhɐkə]
Proper noun
Pinehaka
- A male given name.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pinehaka occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 men.