pānakana

Hawaiian

Etymology

From English pandan, from New Latin, from Malay pandan. Doublet of hala.

Noun

pānakana

1. any plant of the genus Pandanus; the screw pines

Synonyms

• hala

References

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