kina.
The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.
Meaning & usage
The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.
Where this word comes from
From Tolai kina (“oyster or clamshell”).
Any member of the species Evechinus chloroticus of sea urchins endemic to New Zealand.
Where this word comes from
From Māori kina.
Try it on your idea.
kina has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.