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Kai Make

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Calque of English Dead Sea, from kai (sea) +‎ make (to die).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈkai̯ ˈma.ke/, [ˈkɐj ˈmɐ.ke], (rapid speech) [ˈkɛj ˈmɐ.ke]

Proper noun

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Kai Make

  1. Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)