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Kalai
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Kalaʻi kälai kālai
Hawaiian
Etymology
Spoken form of the biblical haw Sarai Sarai.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female the Bible
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalai ,which might also stand for Kalaʻi or Kālai ("carver"), occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 5 men.