kanaka

English - Turkish

Definition of kanaka in English Turkish dictionary

Hawai Adalarının yerlisi

Hawaii yerlisi

Hawaii Adalarının yerlisi

Büyük Okyanus adalıs

{i} pasifik adalarından kimse

English - English

Definition of kanaka in English English dictionary

A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada

A person of Hawaiian descent

{i} native or resident of the Sandwich Islands; native Hawaiian

A native of the Sandwich Islands

Related Terms

bus kanaka

An uncivilised person; a person who follows a traditional rather than modern lifestyle

Do you see development here? Are you living like white men? No! We’re still living like bus kanaka.

bush kanaka

Alternative spelling of bus kanaka

bush-Kanaka

Alternative spelling of bus kanaka

Hyphenation

Ka·nak·a

Etymology

() 1840. From Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).