¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malihini
1. a newcomer to Hawaii [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malihini
Literary usage of Malihini
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Island Song Lyrics by Larry W. Jones (2003)
"malihini Baby (08/15/2002) (song#125) You're my malihini baby, lily of the day
Here for you, my darling, a malihini lei The yellow of the lily, ..."
2. Hawaii: Scenes and Impressions by Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1916)
"There are, besides, infinite complications of race-mixture; and, while we thought
it easy to recognize a pure Hawaiian, the malihini could never be sure of ..."
3. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Hawaiian—malihini, a stranger; ... аи па kekahi malihini;' He said, ' I am the
son of a stranger. ..."
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