hinahina

H4I1N1A1H4I1N1A1

noun

Heliotropium anomalum, a heliotrope of the Pacific Islands.

OriginHawaiian hinahina ← Proto-Polynesian *sinasina ← Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ →
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Meanings

nounhinahina (plural hinahina)
  1. Heliotropium anomalum, a heliotrope of the Pacific Islands.

Origin

  1. Proto-Austronesian*siNaR
  2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sinaʀ
  3. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*sinaʀ
  4. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*sinaʀ
  5. Proto-Oceanic*sinaʀ
  6. Proto-Polynesian*sinaredup.
  7. Proto-Polynesian*sinasina
  8. Hawaiianhinahina
  9. Englishhinahina

Borrowed from Hawaiian hinahina.

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APA

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

MLA

“hinahina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinahina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hinahina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinahina.

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