ʻeleʻele

See also: eleele

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *kelekele (“dark, black”), reduplicated form of *kele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʔe.leˈʔe.le/, [ˌʔɛ.lɛˈʔɛ.lɛ]

Noun

ʻeleʻele

1. black (color)
2. branched string lettuce (Ulva prolifera)

   Synonym: limu ʻeleʻele

Verb

ʻeleʻele

1. (stative) black, dark

Derived terms

• hōʻeleʻele (causative)

Related terms

• ʻeʻele (“black”)
• pāʻele (“blacken”, verb)

See also

Colors in Hawaiian · waihoʻoluʻu (layout · text)

keʻokeʻo, kea	āhinahina	ʻeleʻele, pano
ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo	alani; mākuʻe	melemele, lenalena
	ʻōmaʻomaʻo
kīʻaha	ʻalalā	polū
	poni	ākala