nalala

Hawaiian

Etymology

Coined by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee in 2002 as a 'borrowing' (simulating the expected changes had the word been inherited) from the reconstruction Proto-Polynesian *ngarara (“lizard”) (compare Maori ngārara (“lizard”)).

Noun

nalala

1. dinosaur

Lindu

Etymology

From na- +‎ lala.

Adjective

nalala

1. hot; spicy