Hawaii
English
/həˈwaɪ.i/, /həˈwaɪ(j)i/, /həˈvaɪʔi/
proper noun
Definitions
- The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.
- (archipelago in Pacific Ocean) between North America and Oceania.
- (specifically) The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi (Hawaii) derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (traditional homeland).
Origin
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
*Sawaiki
Gloss
traditional homeland
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hawaiian English
- Hawaiian pizza English
- Hawaiianize English
- Hawaiianness English
- hawaiite English
- pizza English
- Hawaii Italian
- Hawái Spanish, Castilian
- hawaiano Spanish, Castilian
- Havaí Portuguese
- ハワイ Japanese
- ハワイモンク海豹 Japanese
- ハワイ雁 Japanese
- Hawaje Polish
- Haváí Irish
- Hawaii Danish
- Havaí Icelandic
- ฮาวาย Thai
- Χαβάη Greek (modern)
- Havaii Faroese
- Ḥawai Asturian
- Awai Marshallese
- ri-Awai Marshallese
- Hawaiʻi Hawaiian
- Hawáai hahoodzo Navajo, Navaho
- Hawaiki Maori
- Savai'i Samoan
- *Sawaiki Proto-Nuclear Polynesian