Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ahuula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ahu-u-la
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feathered cloak traditionally worn by the native Hawaiian elite.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput Proto-Oceanic *kaput Proto-Polynesian *kafu Hawaiian ʻahu Hawaiian ʻula Hawaiian ʻahu ʻulabor. English ahuula Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻahu ʻula.

Inflected Forms

ahuulas (plural)

Questions

What does ahuula mean?: A feathered cloak traditionally worn by the native Hawaiian elite.
Where does ahuula come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput Proto-Oceanic *kaput Proto-Polynesian *kafu Hawaiian ʻahu Hawaiian ʻula Hawaiian ʻahu ʻulabor. English ahuula Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻahu ʻula.

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