Kamehameha

//ka.me.haˈme.ha// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The name of several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.

Etymology

From Hawaiian, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).

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