Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: haku
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.

noun

The yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).

New Zealand usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ) Proto-Polynesian *fatu Hawaiian hakubor. English haku Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).

Usage

New Zealand usage

Phrases

haku lei

Frequently Paired Words

haku lei

Questions

What does haku mean?: A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
Where does haku come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ) Proto-Polynesian *fatu Hawaiian hakubor. English haku Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).

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