Honolulu

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian Honolulu, from hono (“bay, harbor”), cognate with Maori whanga, + lulu (“shelter”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duŋduŋ (“sheltered”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːlu

Proper noun

Honolulu

1. A port on Oahu Island, the capital city of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.

Derived terms

• City and County of Honolulu

Translations

the capital of Hawaii

• Amharic: ሆኖሉሉ (honolulu)
• Arabic: هُونُولُولُو m (hūnūlūlū)
• Armenian: Հոնոլուլու (Honolulu)
• Bengali: হনলুলু (honlulu)
• Bulgarian: Хонолулу m (Honolulu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 檀香山 (zh) (Tánxiāngshān)

• Danish: Honolulu
• Dutch: Honoloeloe n
• Finnish: Honolulu (fi)
• French: Honolulu (fr)
• Galician: Honolulu (gl), Honolulú
• Georgian: ჰონოლულუ (honolulu)
• German: Honolulu (de) n
• Greek: Χονολούλου (Chonoloúlou)
• Gujarati: હોનોલૂલૂ (honolūlū)
• Haitian Creole: Onloulou, Onoloulou
• Hawaiian: Honolulu
• Hebrew: הונולולו (honolulu)
• Hindi: होनोलूलू (honolūlū)
• Hungarian: Honolulu (hu)
• Italian: Honolulu (it) f
• Japanese: ホノルル (Honoruru)
• Kannada: ಹೊನೊಲುಲು (honolulu)
• Khmer: ហូណូលូលូ (hounouluuluu)
• Korean: 호놀룰루 (honollullu)
• Lao: ໂຮໂນລູລູ (hō nō lū lū)
• Latin: Honolulum n
• Malayalam: ഹോണോലുലു (hōṇōlulu)
• Maranao: Honololo
• Mongolian: Хонолулу (Xonolulu)
• Persian: هونولولو
• Polish: Honolulu (pl) n
• Portuguese: Honolulu f
• Punjabi: ਹੋਨੋਲੁਲੁ (honolulu)
• Russian: Гонолу́лу m (Gonolúlu)
• Spanish: Honolulú (es)
• Tamil: ஹொனலுலு (hoṉalulu)
• Thai: โฮโนลูลู (th) (Ḥonolūlū)
• Urdu: ہونولولو (hōnōlūlū)
• West Frisian: Honolulu n, Honolûlû n

Hawaiian

Etymology

hono (“bay, harbor”) +‎ lulu (“shelter”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌho.noˈlu.lu/

Proper noun

Honolulu

1. Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Honolulu, from Hawaiian Honolulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌxɔ̃nɔˈlulu/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Honolulu n (indeclinable)

1. Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)

Further reading

• Honolulu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Honolulu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.noˈlu.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.nuˈlu.lu/

Proper noun

Honolulu

1. Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)