da kine

/dɑˈkaɪn/

adjective

Good, best.

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Meanings

adjectiveda kine (not comparable)

alternative da kind · alternative da'kine · alternative dakine

  1. not comparableGood, best.
noun

alternative da kind · alternative da'kine · alternative dakine

  1. HawaiiThat; it; that thing.
  2. HawaiiThe kind of thing we're discussing.

Origin

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).

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APA

da kine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/da%20kine

MLA

“da kine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/da%20kine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “da kine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/da%20kine.

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