ʻīlio
(Redirected from 'ilio)
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tuamotuan kurio, a variant of kuri from Proto-Polynesian *kuli (compare with Maori kurī, Samoan ulī, Tongan kulī, Tahitian ʻurī and ʻūrī)[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *kuli (compare with Fijian koli[1]).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ʻīlio
Derived terms[edit]
- ʻīlio hae (“wolf”)
- ʻīlio hohono (“skunk”)
- ʻīlio holo a ka uaua (“seal”)
- ʻīlio hulu pāpale (“beaver”)
Descendants[edit]
- Hawaiian: lio (“horse”)