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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

da kine en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɑˈkaɪn/

Etymology

From Hawaiian Creole da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Good, best.

Forms

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da kind alternative lexicographic
dakine alternative lexicographic
da'kine alternative lexicographic

da kine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɑˈkaɪn/

Etymology

From Hawaiian Creole da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind).

Meanings

  1. (Hawaii) That; it; that thing.
  2. (Hawaii) The kind of thing we're discussing.

Forms

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da kind alternative lexicographic
dakine alternative lexicographic
da'kine alternative lexicographic