pulelehua

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pulele-fua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulajlaj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpu.le.leˈhu.a/, [ˌpu.le.leˈhu.wə].

Noun

pulelehua

  1. butterfly, moth
  2. Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea), one of two species of butterfly endemic to Hawai'i.

Further reading

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