mahina
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masina (compare with Maori māhina and Samoan masina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈhi.na/, [məˈhi.nə]
Noun
mahina
- moon
- Inā ua ʻike au i ka lā i kona lilelile ʻana, a i ka mahina i kona hele aʻiaʻi ʻana.
- If I have observed the sun when it shines, or the moon moving in brightness.
- month
Derived terms
- kaulana mahina (“traditional Hawaiian calendar”)
- mahina poepoe (“full moon”)
Kapingamarangi
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.
Noun
mahina
Karao
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish máquina (“machine”).
Noun
mahina
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.
Noun
mahina
- moon
- Ne onoono hake a ia ke he mahina.
- He was looking up at the moon.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.
Noun
mahina
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈhinaʔ/ [mɐˈhiː.n̪ɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -inaʔ
- Syllabification: ma‧hi‧na
Adjective
mahinà (plural mahihina, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mahina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masina (compare with Maori māhina and Samoan masina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.hi.na/
Noun
mahina
- moon
- ‘E ‘ikai taa‘i koe ‘e he la‘a, ‘aho, pe ko e mahina‘i he po.
- By day the sun itself will not strike you, nor the moon by night.
- month
See also
- mahina