ʻīlio
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editFrom Tuamotuan kurio, a variant of kuri from Proto-Polynesian *kuli (compare with Maori kurī, Samoan ulī, Tongan kulī, Tahitian ʻurī and ʻūrī)[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *kuli (compare with Fijian koli[1]).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editʻīlio
Derived terms
edit- ʻīlio hae (“wolf”)
- ʻīlio hohono (“skunk”)
- ʻīlio holo a ka uaua (“seal”)
- ʻīlio hulu pāpale (“beaver”)
Descendants
edit- Hawaiian: lio (“horse”)