Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koloa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: koloa
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana.

Example Sentences

"The Hawaiian duck or koloa (Anas wyvilliana) has never been reduced to anything like the pitiful remnant that once represented its relatives on Laysan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian koloa, from Proto-Polynesian *toloa (“duck”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *toloa

Inflected Forms

koloas (plural)

Questions

What does koloa mean?: The Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana.
Where does koloa come from?: Borrowed from Hawaiian koloa, from Proto-Polynesian *toloa (“duck”).

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