hanabi

Japanese

Romanization

hanabi

1. Rōmaji transcription of はなび

Palauan

Etymology

From Japanese 花火 (hanabi).

Pronunciation

/ha.na.bi/

The pitch pattern is high-low-low, with a downstep on the second syllable ("na").

Noun

hanabi

1. fireworks
2. firecracker

References

• hanabi in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• hanabi in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• hanabi in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 91.