hikina

See also: hikinä

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of hiki (“to come, to arrive, to reach a place”) +‎ -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hiˈki.na/, [hiˈtinə]

Noun

hikina

east (possibly in reference to the arrival of the sun at the start of a new day)
coming, arrival, advent

Further reading

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