ʻōmaʻo

See also: omao

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔoːˈma.ʔo/, [ʔoːˈmɐ.ʔo]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *koo-mako "bird species". Cognate with Maori kōmako (“bellbird”).

Noun

ʻōmaʻo

  1. Hawaiian thrush
  • kāmaʻo
  • olomaʻo
Descendants
  • → English: omao

Etymology 2

From ʻō- +‎ maʻo (“green”).

Verb

ʻōmaʻo

  1. (stative) green (of plants)
Derived terms

Further reading

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