ʻaho

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw (“rafter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.ho/, [ˈʔɐ.ho]

Noun

ʻaho

1. thatch purlin and rafter

Derived terms

• hōʻaho
• ʻaho lolo
• ʻahohui
• ʻahokele
• ʻahopueo

 

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻaho”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press