# kina

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #70,002

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

## Etymology
From Tolai kina (“oyster or clamshell”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kina