Kanaloa

Translingual

Etymology

From Hawaiian Kanaloa (“the god Kanaloa”).

Proper noun

Kanaloa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.

Hypernyms

• (tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Kanaloa kahoolawensis (sole species)

Further reading

• Kanaloa kahoolawensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kanaloa (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Kanaloa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Hawaiian

Etymology

Proto-Polynesian *Tangaloa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌka.naˈlo.a/, [ˌkɐ.nəˈlo.wə]

Proper noun

Kanaloa

1. (Hawaiian mythology) one of the four major gods; god of kawa and the sea
2. (rare today) a male or female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 387
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kanaloa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 20 women and 11 men.