ʻai

Hawaiian

noun

Definitions

food; in particular, any food that is not fish
ruler
score, points in a game

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *kai derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən derived from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*kaən

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kaon Cebuano
kain Tagalog
*kaən Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*kaən Proto-Austronesian
kai Tok Pisin
kū Hawaiian
kūʻai Hawaiian
*makan Proto-Malayic
kai Maori
*kai Proto-Polynesian
kaon Bikol Central
*kani Proto-Oceanic
kai Rapa Nui
kai Tongan (Tonga Islands)
kaekae Bislama
kaekae Pijin

kū
kūʻai