malihini

American

[mah-lee-hee-nee] / ˌmɑ liˈhi ni /

noun

Hawaiian.

plural

malihinis

a newcomer to Hawaii.

malihini British

/ ˌmɑːlɪˈhiːnɪ /

noun

(in Hawaii) a foreigner or stranger

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Etymology

Origin of malihini

from Hawaiian

Example Sentences

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He says it’s good for him as a teacher and as a malihini noho loa.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Pau ia ike ana ia Hawaii, Ka aina a ke Akua i hiki mai ai, I noho malihini ai i na moku o Hawaii.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

"Auwe; auwe; aloha la Ka makua a kakou Aloha a mahalo pu Ka malihini hou."

From Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California by Anderson, Mary E. (Mary Evarts)

Ke mapu mai nei ke ala, ke ala e! 15Ua malihini ka hale, ua hiki ia, ua hiki e!

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

A hiki o Aiwohikupua ma kahi o ke Alii wahine, kau na ilili a paa ka papa, ninau mai ke Alii wahine, "Heaha ke kumu pili o ka malihini ke make i ke kamaaina?"

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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