name
Meaning 1
The sixth largest island of Hawaii, mostly privately owned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lanai
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ləˈnaɪ/
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/lɑːˈnaɪ/
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rhymes with -aɪ
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CMU ARPABET: L AH0 N AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Florida, Hawaii
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: veranda, verandah, gallery
noun
Meaning 4
an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lanai Island
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: island
History
Etymology
From Hawaiian Lānaʻi, probably from lā (“day”) + naʻi (“conquest”), usually taken to reference an occasion when the wayward Mauian prince Kauluāʻau supposedly brought order to the island by expelling its ghosts and demons.
Borrowed from Hawaiian lānai.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hawaiian: Lānaʻi — island in Hawaii
- Thai: ลาไน — island in Hawaii