mahiʻai
See also:
Mahiʻai
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
mahi ʻai
Etymology
mahi
(
“
to farm
”
)
+
ʻai
(
“
food
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ma.hiˈʔai̯/
,
[mə.hiˈʔɐj]
,
[mə.hiˈʔɛj]
(
rapid speech
)
Noun
mahiʻai
farmer
farming
,
agriculture