hika-

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kita (“first person singular pronoun (independent, affectively marked form)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhi.ka/, [ˈhi.kə]

Prefix

hika-

  1. self-, auto-
    ‎hika- + ‎luhi (“to care for”) → ‎hikaluhi (“self-care”)

Derived terms

Hawaiian terms prefixed with hika-
hikaluhi

Further reading

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