Tehani
Origin
Tahitian te ("the") + hani ("darling")
Full definition of Tehani
Proper noun
Tehani
(plural Tehanis)- .
- 1936 Charles Nordhoff - , Mutiny on the Bounty.The Bounty Trilogy, Little, Brown and co, 1940, page 84:"Tehani," he announced in my ear, which is to say "the Darling," a name by no means inappropriate, I thought.
- 1959 James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books 1981, ISBN 055211006X, page 54:"I am Tehani, chief Tatai's daughter.""Tehani," Teroro interpreted. "The little darling."
Usage notes
Occasionally used in English due to 20th century fiction.