maʻo

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ʔo/, [ˈmɐ.ʔo]

Etymology 1

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Verb

maʻo

  1. (stative) green
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mako (“species of tree”), from Proto-Oceanic *maʀako (“Trichospermum peekelii”).

Noun

maʻo

  1. Hawaiian cotton (Gossypium tomentosum)
    Synonym: huluhulu
  2. hoary abutilon (Abutilon incanum)
  3. hairy Indian mallow (Abutilon grandifolium)
Descendants
  • → English: mao

Further reading

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