Sinapoa

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Singapore.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.naˈpoa/, [ti.nəˈpoə]

Proper noun

Sinapoa

  1. Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)
  2. a Singaporean person

Verb

Sinapoa

  1. (stative) Singaporean

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “Sinapoa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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