Kai Make

Hawaiian

Etymology

From kai (“sea”) +‎ make (“die”). Calque of English Dead Sea.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkai̯ ˈma.ke/, [ˈkɐj ˈmɐ.ke], [ˈkɛj ˈmɐ.ke] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kai Make

  1. Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)
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