Kanaloa
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Translingual
Etymology
From Hawaiian Kanaloa (“the god Kanaloa”).
Proper noun
Kanaloa f
Hypernyms
- (tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Kanaloa kahoolawensis (sole species)
Further reading
Kanaloa kahoolawensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Kanaloa (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Kanaloa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hawaiian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kanaloa
- (Hawaiian mythology) one of the four major gods; god of kawa and the sea
- (rare today) a male or female given name from Hawaiian
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 387
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kanaloa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 20 women and 11 men.