da kine

See also: dakine

English

Alternative forms

• da kind, da'kine, dakine

Etymology

From Hawaiian Pidgin English da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑˈkaɪn/

Adjective

da kine (not comparable)

1. Good, best.

Noun

da kine

1. (Hawaii) That; it; that thing.
2. (Hawaii) The kind of thing we're discussing.

Usage notes

In HCE (Hawaiian Creole English), da kine is used generally to mean almost anything, particularly when referring to a thing whose name is not known or whose name does not come immediately to mind.

References

• da kine/da kind, in Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C, By Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Joan Houston Hall, Contributor Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Edition 6, (Harvard University Press, 1985), →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Deakin, kedani, Kaiden, Kidane, dankie

Hawaiian Creole

Adjective

da kine

1. good, best, great

   Ho, deez grindz a’ da kine, yeah?

   Wow, these are really good, yeah?

Noun

da kine

1. that thing, whatchamacallit, thingamajigger

   Try pass me da kine.

   Pass over the thingamajigger.

Usage notes

• Can be used to refer to any unspecified object or idea.