hāʻuke

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • hākuʻe, hāʻukeʻuke

Etymology

from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fatuke (“slate-pencil urchin”), from Proto-Polynesian *watuke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haːˈʔu.ke/

Noun

hāʻuke

  1. helmet urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus)

Further reading

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