adj · name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/həˈwaɪ.ən/
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rhymes with -aɪən
CMU ARPABET:HH AH0 W AY1 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
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5
name
Meaning 5
The Hawaiian language.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, proscribed
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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9
adjective
Meaning 9
of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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10
noun
Meaning 10
the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
11
noun
Meaning 11
a native or resident of Hawaii
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: American
Narrower terms: Native Hawaiian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Hawaiian From Hawaii + -an.
Across languages
Translations
197 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
hawaià
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Chinook Jargon:
kanaka
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Chinook Jargon:
khanakha
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Chinook Jargon:
wayhi
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Czech:
havajský
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Danish:
hawaiiansk
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Dutch:
Hawaïaans
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Finnish:
havaijilainen
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
French:
hawaïen
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
French:
hawaiien
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Hawaiian:
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Irish:
Haváíoch
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Marshallese:
ri-Awai
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Polish:
hawajski
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Portuguese:
havaiano
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Russian:
гава́йский
(gavájskij)
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Spanish:
hawaiano
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Tagalog:
Hawayano
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Turkish:
Hawaiili
— descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact
Catalan:
hawaià
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Dutch:
Hawaïaans
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Esperanto:
havaja
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Finnish:
havaijilainen
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
French:
hawaïen
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
French:
hawaiien
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
German:
hawaiisch
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Greek:
χαβανέζικος
(chavanézikos)
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Irish:
Haváíoch
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Marshallese:
Awai
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Norwegian Bokmål:
hawaiisk
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hawaiisk
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Polish:
hawajski
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Portuguese:
havaiano
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Russian:
гава́йский
(gavájskij)
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Spanish:
hawaiano
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Swahili:
-a Kihawai
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Tagalog:
Hawayano
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Turkish:
Hawaiili
— of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language
Catalan:
hawaià
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Dutch:
Hawaïaans
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Finnish:
havaijilainen
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
French:
hawaïen
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
French:
hawaiien
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Irish:
Haváíoch
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Marshallese:
Awai
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Polish:
hawajski
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Portuguese:
havaiano
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Russian:
гава́йский
(gavájskij)
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Spanish:
hawaiano
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Tagalog:
Hawayano
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Turkish:
Hawaiili
— of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii
Catalan:
hawaià
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Dutch:
Hawaïaans
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Finnish:
havaijilainen
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
French:
hawaïen
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
French:
hawaiien
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Irish:
Haváíoch
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Marshallese:
ri-Awai
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Polish:
hawajski
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Portuguese:
havaiano
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Russian:
гава́йский
(gavájskij)
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Spanish:
hawaiano
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Turkish:
Hawaiili
— of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Afrikaans:
Hawais
— Hawaiian language
Arabic:
اللغة الهاوائية
(al-luḡa l-hawayiya)
— Hawaiian language
Armenian:
հավայերեն
(havayeren)
— Hawaiian language
Armenian:
հավաի
(havai)
— Hawaiian language
Basque:
hawaiera
— Hawaiian language
Basque:
hawaiiera
— Hawaiian language
Belarusian:
гава́йская мова
(havájskaja móva)
— Hawaiian language
Belarusian:
гава́йская
(havájskaja)
— Hawaiian language
Breton:
hawaieg
— Hawaiian language
Bulgarian:
хавайски език
(havajski ezik)
— Hawaiian language
Bulgarian:
хавайски
(havajski)
— Hawaiian language
Catalan:
hawaià
— Hawaiian language
Chinese Cantonese:
夏威夷文
— Hawaiian language
Wu Chinese:
夏威夷語 /夏威夷语
— Hawaiian language
Czech:
havajština
— Hawaiian language
Danish:
hawaiiansk
— Hawaiian language
Dutch:
Hawaïaans
— Hawaiian language
Esperanto:
havaja lingvo
— Hawaiian language
Estonian:
havai keel
— Hawaiian language
Faroese:
hawaiianskt
— Hawaiian language
Finnish:
havaiji
— Hawaiian language
Finnish:
havaijin kieli
— Hawaiian language
French:
hawaïen
— Hawaiian language
French:
hawaiien
— Hawaiian language
North Frisian:
hawaiiansk
— Hawaiian language
West-Frisian:
Hawaïaansk
— Hawaiian language
Galician:
hawaiano
— Hawaiian language
German:
Hawaiianisch
— Hawaiian language
German:
Hawaiisch
— Hawaiian language
Bavarian German:
Hawaiisch
— Hawaiian language
Greek:
χαβανέζικα
(chavanézika)
— Hawaiian language
Hawaiian:
ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi
— Hawaiian language
Hebrew:
הוואית
(hawa'it)
— Hawaiian language
Hindi:
हवाईवी
(havāīvī)
— Hawaiian language
Hungarian:
hawaii nyelv
— Hawaiian language
Icelandic:
hawaiíska
— Hawaiian language
Ilocano:
pagsasao a Hawayano
— Hawaiian language
Indonesian:
bahasa Hawaii
— Hawaiian language
Irish:
Haváis
— Hawaiian language
Italian:
hawaiano
— Hawaiian language
Japanese:
ハワイ語
(hawaigo)
— Hawaiian language
Javanese:
basa Hawaii
— Hawaiian language
Korean:
하와이어
(hawaieo)
— Hawaiian language
Northern Kurdish:
hawaíyane
— Hawaiian language
Latin:
Havaiana
— Hawaiian language
Latin:
lingua havaiana
— Hawaiian language
Latvian:
havajiešu valoda
— Hawaiian language
Ligurian:
lengua hawaïann-a
— Hawaiian language
Limburgish:
Hawaiaans
— Hawaiian language
Limburgish:
Hawaïaans
— Hawaiian language
Limburgish:
Hawaiïaans
— Hawaiian language
Lithuanian:
havajiečių kalba
— Hawaiian language
Lithuanian:
havajiečių
— Hawaiian language
Macedonian:
хавајски јазик
(havajski jazik)
— Hawaiian language
Malay:
bahasa Hawaii
— Hawaiian language
Malayalam:
ഹവായിയൻ
(havāyiyaṉ)
— Hawaiian language
Manx:
Hawaiish
— Hawaiian language
Nahuatl:
hawaitlahtōlli
— Hawaiian language
Nauruan:
dorerin Hawaii
— Hawaiian language
Navajo:
Hawáai Dineʼé bizaad
— Hawaiian language
Norwegian Bokmål:
hawaiisk
— Hawaiian language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hawaiisk
— Hawaiian language
Occitan:
hawaiian
— Hawaiian language
Persian:
زبان هاوایی
(zabân hâvâyi)
— Hawaiian language
Polish:
hawajski
— Hawaiian language
Polish:
język hawajski
— Hawaiian language
Portuguese:
havaiano
— Hawaiian language
Punjabi:
ہوائی بولی
(hoā'ī bolī)
— Hawaiian language
Quechua:
Hawayi simi
— Hawaiian language
Romanian:
hawaiiană
— Hawaiian language
Russian:
гава́йский язы́к
(gavájskij jazýk)
— Hawaiian language
Russian:
гава́йский
(gavájskij)
— Hawaiian language
Northern Sami:
haváijagiella
— Hawaiian language
Samoan:
Fa'a Hawai'i
— Hawaiian language
Scots:
Hawaiian
— Hawaiian language
Serbo-Croatian:
havajski
— Hawaiian language
Slovak:
havajčina
— Hawaiian language
Slovene:
havajščina
— Hawaiian language
Spanish:
hawaiano
— Hawaiian language
Swahili:
Kihawai
— Hawaiian language
Swedish:
hawaiiska
— Hawaiian language
Tagalog:
Hawayano
— Hawaiian language
Tamil:
ஹவாய் மொழி
(havāy moḻi)
— Hawaiian language
Thai:
ภาษาฮาวาย
(phās̄ʹā ḥāwāy)
— Hawaiian language
Tok Pisin:
tok Hawai
— Hawaiian language
Turkish:
Hawaii dili
— Hawaiian language
Ukrainian:
гавайська мова
(havajsʹka mova)
— Hawaiian language
Ukrainian:
гавайська
(havajsʹka)
— Hawaiian language
Uzbek:
gavayi tili
— Hawaiian language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Hawaii
— Hawaiian language
Walloon:
hawayin
— Hawaiian language
Welsh:
Hawäieg
— Hawaiian language
Zulu:
isiHawayi
— Hawaiian language
Catalan:
hawaià
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Catalan:
hawaiana
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Chinese Mandarin:
夏威夷人
(Xiàwēiyí rén)
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Danish:
hawaiianer
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Finnish:
havaijilainen
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
German:
Hawaiier
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
German:
Hawaiianer
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Greek:
Χαβανέζος
(Chavanézos)
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Greek:
Χαβανέζα
(Chavanéza)
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Hawaiian:
Hawaiʻi
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Irish:
Haváíoch
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Marshallese:
ri-Awai
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Navajo:
Hawáai dineʼé
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Polish:
Hawajczyk
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Polish:
Hawajka
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Portuguese:
havaiano
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Russian:
гава́ец
(gavájec)
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Russian:
гава́йка
(gavájka)
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Spanish:
hawaiano
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Swahili:
Mhawai
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Thai:
ชาวฮาวาย
— a descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact
Catalan:
hawaià
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Catalan:
hawaiana
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Chinese Mandarin:
夏威夷人
(Xiàwēiyí rén)
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Czech:
Havajan
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Esperanto:
havajano
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Finnish:
havaijilainen
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
French:
Hawaïen
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
French:
Hawaïenne
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
French:
Hawaiien
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
French:
Hawaiienne
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Irish:
Haváíoch
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Marshallese:
ri-Awai
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Polish:
Hawajczyk
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Polish:
Hawajka
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Portuguese:
havaiano
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Russian:
гава́ец
(gavájec)
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Russian:
гава́йка
(gavájka)
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Spanish:
hawaiano
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Swahili:
Mhawai
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii
Thai:
ถิ่นที่อยู่ฮาวาย
— a resident of the US state of Hawaii