ʻaʻo

Hawaiian

Etymology

Perhaps a phonologically irregular development of Proto-Polynesian *fuakoo (“species of seabird”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ʔo/, [ˈʔɐ.ʔo]

Noun

ʻaʻo

  1. Hawaiian shearwater (Puffinus newelli)

Further reading

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