English word origin

Etymology of kina

From Tolai kina (“oyster or clamshell”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Tolai kina (“oyster or clamshell”).

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Derivation mentionkinaksd · oyster or clamshell

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Any member of the species Evechinus chloroticus of sea urchins endemic to New Zealand.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Māori kina.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionkinami

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