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humuhumunukunukuapuaa

/ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mu-hu-mu-nu-ku-nu-ku-a-pu-aa
IPA
/ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/
41
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
11
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans, characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Hawaiian humuhumu Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu Hawaiian nuku ▲ Hawaiian nuku Hawaiian -ā- Proto-Polynesian *puaka Hawaiian puaʻa Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻabor. English humuhumunukunukuapuaa Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/

Inflected Forms

humuhumunukunukuapuaas (plural) humuhumunukunukuapua'a (alternative)

Derived Forms

humuhumu

Synonyms

humuhumu reef triggerfish rectangular triggerfish wedgetail triggerfish

Questions

How do you pronounce humuhumunukunukuapuaa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/.
What does humuhumunukunukuapuaa mean?
Any member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans, characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
Where does humuhumunukunukuapuaa come from?
Etymology tree Hawaiian humuhumu Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu Hawaiian nuku ▲ Hawaiian nuku Hawaiian -ā- Proto-Polynesian *puaka Hawaiian puaʻa Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻabor. English humuhumunukunukuapuaa Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).

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