da kine

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da kine

/dɑˈkaɪn/

Where it comes from

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).

adjective da kind · da'kine · dakine

not comparable Good, best.

noun da kind · da'kine · dakine

Hawaii That; it; that thing.
Hawaii The kind of thing we're discussing.

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@misc{da_kine_2026,
  title = {da kine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/da%20kine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}