hēʻī
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
hēʻī
- papaya
- Synonym: mīkana
- a type of banana, Musa × troglodytarum
References edit
- ^ Langdon, Robert (1989 April) “The Secret History of the Papaw in the South Pacific: An Essay in Reconstruction”, in The Journal of Pacific History[1], volume 24, number 1, pages 3-20
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hēʻī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 64